Comments on: The iPod Touch vs. the Palm TX as an e-reader: Why I’m selling my TX—still a great PDA for E http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/07/15/the-ipod-touch-vs-the-palm-tx-as-an-e-reader-why-im-selling-my-tx-still-a-great-pda-for-e/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:11:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Felipe Sunol http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/07/15/the-ipod-touch-vs-the-palm-tx-as-an-e-reader-why-im-selling-my-tx-still-a-great-pda-for-e/#comment-851312 Felipe Sunol Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:59:11 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/07/15/the-ipod-touch-vs-the-palm-tx-as-an-e-reader-why-im-selling-my-tx-still-a-great-pda-for-e/#comment-851312 Hey David, thanks for the plug! You're welcome! Let me know as soon as it arrives and i'll be more than glad to provide you with several tips... @Al: The App I'm using right now on my iPod is Stanza, once the books are transferred to it (through Desktop Stanza) or downloaded you can actually change different settings, the fonts, chapters and pages within the App, and other settings such as Controls & Effects, Colors and Fonts, Text formatting etc. on the iPod's Settings. I have to admit that the reading experience is pretty good, besides the iPod has a portable size (as to fit in your pocket) and does many other things rather than just being an eBook reader. Check out my screenshots of Fitzgerald's 'Benjamin Button' to get a glimpse of the interface. The default is black text on white background, however I've set mine to the inverse in order to reduce the strain and increase battery life. http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m179/fsunol/IMG_0001_2.png http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m179/fsunol/IMG_0002_2.png Hey David, thanks for the plug! You’re welcome! Let me know as soon as it arrives and i’ll be more than glad to provide you with several tips…

@Al: The App I’m using right now on my iPod is Stanza, once the books are transferred to it (through Desktop Stanza) or downloaded you can actually change different settings, the fonts, chapters and pages within the App, and other settings such as Controls & Effects, Colors and Fonts, Text formatting etc. on the iPod’s Settings. I have to admit that the reading experience is pretty good, besides the iPod has a portable size (as to fit in your pocket) and does many other things rather than just being an eBook reader. Check out my screenshots of Fitzgerald’s ‘Benjamin Button’ to get a glimpse of the interface. The default is black text on white background, however I’ve set mine to the inverse in order to reduce the strain and increase battery life.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m179/fsunol/IMG_0001_2.png

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m179/fsunol/IMG_0002_2.png

]]> By: Al http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/07/15/the-ipod-touch-vs-the-palm-tx-as-an-e-reader-why-im-selling-my-tx-still-a-great-pda-for-e/#comment-850726 Al Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:06:07 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/07/15/the-ipod-touch-vs-the-palm-tx-as-an-e-reader-why-im-selling-my-tx-still-a-great-pda-for-e/#comment-850726 I still have not heard anyone state the font size on the iPod Touch. I bought a Kindle because the Palm largest font was still too small, although it was readable, it was not as comfortable. Also, the Kindle can be readily read outdoors, the Palm cannot. I still have both, but I don't use my Palm any more to read books, just to keep shopping lists, notes, etc. I still have not heard anyone state the font size on the iPod Touch. I bought a Kindle because the Palm largest font was still too small, although it was readable, it was not as comfortable. Also, the Kindle can be readily read outdoors, the Palm cannot. I still have both, but I don’t use my Palm any more to read books, just to keep shopping lists, notes, etc.

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