Comments on: iPhone as e-book machine: Warm SDK reception, biz apps should help reading programs http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:12:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-731051 Mike Cane Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:27:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-731051 No, don't cheer the iSDK for ebooks quite yet. http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/iphone-sdk-the-big-ouch/ No, don’t cheer the iSDK for ebooks quite yet.

http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/iphone-sdk-the-big-ouch/

]]> By: Yoda47 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730903 Yoda47 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:42:05 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730903 A lot of that depends on the book. If it has a lot of pictures and whatnot, then no, it won't be readable on a small screen. A novel that's all text is just fine though. I've read many books on my Pocket PC, and it works great... You just have to turn pages a lot more.. And yes, I'd prefer a larger screen for book reading, but the idea of having my books along with music, movies, pictures, and games all on just one device is what has me excited. Small screen for everyday reading? No, probably not. All my entertainment on just one small device to carry around in the airport on the plane? Yes. A lot of that depends on the book. If it has a lot of pictures and whatnot, then no, it won’t be readable on a small screen. A novel that’s all text is just fine though. I’ve read many books on my Pocket PC, and it works great… You just have to turn pages a lot more..

And yes, I’d prefer a larger screen for book reading, but the idea of having my books along with music, movies, pictures, and games all on just one device is what has me excited.

Small screen for everyday reading? No, probably not. All my entertainment on just one small device to carry around in the airport on the plane? Yes.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730810 David Rothman Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:04:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730810 Heck Tamas, the iPhone isn't for everyone or everybook. But I love reading novels off my Palm PDA even if it lacks all the wrinkles of the iPhone. No, the iPhone would not be my first choice for an illustrated textbook. Thanks. David Heck Tamas, the iPhone isn’t for everyone or everybook. But I love reading novels off my Palm PDA even if it lacks all the wrinkles of the iPhone. No, the iPhone would not be my first choice for an illustrated textbook. Thanks. David

]]> By: Tamas Simon http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730781 Tamas Simon Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:19:30 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730781 You guys really want to use your fingers to turn the pages of an ebooks - (multi touch gesture). It's cool but doesn't make much sense. Compare a web page that was optimized for the iPhone's screen with one that was not. The latter is just ants on the screen. If you take text (book) and display it with a readable font you will only be able to display what is a fraction of a usual book page. The iPhone is great, the SDK is awesome ... it's not suitable for book reading. If I could plug in my SONY reader or some similar device and "print" on the eInk screen from the iphone... that would maybe work. I could store the books on the iphone, do search, annotation etc. and use the eInk device for reading. If they can both talk via bluetooth or WiFi I don't even need to plug it in. The eInk device could be cheaper as it can be more dummy, just bluetooth and the screen. All processing done on the iPhone. Would be nice to see an eInk screen when you browse iPhone accessories next time. You guys really want to use your fingers to turn the pages of an ebooks - (multi touch gesture).

It’s cool but doesn’t make much sense.

Compare a web page that was optimized for the iPhone’s screen with one that was not. The latter is just ants on the screen.
If you take text (book) and display it with a readable font you will only be able to display what is a fraction of a usual book page.

The iPhone is great, the SDK is awesome …
it’s not suitable for book reading.

If I could plug in my SONY reader or some similar device and “print” on the eInk screen from the iphone… that would maybe work.
I could store the books on the iphone, do search, annotation etc. and use the eInk device for reading.
If they can both talk via bluetooth or WiFi I don’t even need to plug it in.
The eInk device could be cheaper as it can be more dummy, just bluetooth and the screen. All processing done on the iPhone.

Would be nice to see an eInk screen when you browse iPhone accessories next time.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730585 David Rothman Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:06:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730585 Yoda, I'd be amazed if Adobe doesn't. I can't believe it will neglect the iPhone as a DE platform. But the current news doesn't exactly help. - David Yoda, I’d be amazed if Adobe doesn’t. I can’t believe it will neglect the iPhone as a DE platform. But the current news doesn’t exactly help. - David

]]> By: Yoda47 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730581 Yoda47 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:02:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/07/iphone-as-e-book-machine-warm-sdk-reception-biz-apps-pave-the-way-for-reading-programs/#comment-730581 I'm hoping for both FBReader on the iPhone and Digital Editions. Apple seems lukewarm (or outright hostile) to flash, but now that the SDK is out, I'd bet that Adobe does a port of it. I’m hoping for both FBReader on the iPhone and Digital Editions.

Apple seems lukewarm (or outright hostile) to flash, but now that the SDK is out, I’d bet that Adobe does a port of it.

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