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Get rich computer Ebooks from Http://computer.Ebooktops.com
Thanks ]]>Feb 10th 2008 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
My current iPod barely survives a day at work listening to music and a 40min train commute there and back.]]>Jul 22nd 2006 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
I'm sure in big citys, the subways could work here (although then you run the risk of somebody swiping the thing). But for most of the rest of the world, getting around means driving or walking, and you can pull off some Gnarls Barkley while doing that, but any reading or movies just won't work, and honestly, who is going to replace their TV or Laptop with an iPod for movie watching, and who is gonna prefer an iPod over a paperback?

Not to mention... movies... i want to watch in one sitting. I don't wanna catch 17 minutes of it on the way to work, shut it off, and save the rest for tomorrow.

The iPod works for music. I'm sure it will PLAY movies and display books. I'm just not sure i'd wanna pay to view them on there.]]>Jul 22nd 2006 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Dec 27th 2008 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
This book feature would have to be exectued perfectly for anybody to use it more than once.

There had better be a book marking feature.
It would be nice to be able to highight and / or "write" in your books some how.

And...

There are very few books i read over and over, unlike most music or movies i own. Granted, there are the Da Vinci Codes of the world that i'll read a couple of times, but usually books get passed on after i'm done with them. "Hey, Dad, check this book out!" would now require dad to go purchase it too? I don't like it.

What about textbooks? It'd be AMAZING to not have to lug three of these around campus every day, and throwing them on an iPod would be cool if you could highlight and make "notes" of some kind... but then you couldn't sell it back to the book store at the end of the semester.

It seems like a lot of my favorite things about reading are going out the window so i can stare at the words on a three inch screen? Having lots of books with me at once would be nice, yes. But other than that, whats the advantage?]]>Jul 22nd 2006 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
If they were to combine OLEDs (foldable) with amazing functionality (basically a given with the iPod) then this would be an entertainment hub for sure. Could you imagine having a tiny, iPod nano sized device for just music, and then being able to extend the screen and watch videos/read eBooks? How cool would that be? ...As for the OLED rant I could've sworn I read something about OLED iPod rumors on Engadget...]]>Jul 22nd 2006 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
All seriousness, this is more like an extra throw-in feature to the next iPod. More like the Notes Feature on Steroids. You could listen to music and read notes now so won't be a problem.
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And to Chris: Touch panels can definitely distinguish between gestures to perform different commands in the same space. For instance, on my MacBook trackpad I can click, double-click, drag, scroll and right-click, all in the same space, depending on the character of the touch. (One or two fingers, and a quick tap versus a dragging motion).

In addition, Apple's latest patent refers to distinguishing between a soft press and a hard press to perform different functions. If Apple implements this well, it could be great.]]>Jul 22nd 2006 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/It's no coincidence that Apple replaced the iBooks with the new MacBooks. ]]>Jul 22nd 2006 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
I whole heartedly disagree with this statement. That may be how you and those you know use these devices but doesn't necessarily apply to the rest of us.

I kept a pocket pc around for 2 years expressly for the purpose of reading ebooks. I currently read books on my Tablet PC but, even at 3.5lbs I consider it to heavy to be very comfortable for the purpose. I've considered by a used Pocket PC again just for the purpose of reading books. However, I consider that a real waste since I don't have any use for it's other functions.

I would love an all in one MEDIA device (not an overly complicated PDA with media functions. My cell phone takes care of contacts and calender, thank you) that could play music, video and ebooks that was attached to a good store where I could buy product for it at a reasonable price. You think it's useless, but I like the idea of reading in bed without having to flip pages.

If Apple delivers this in an easy to user format (their forte), with a large amount of purchasable media at a reasonable price (so far so good with music and tv episodes on iTunes) and leaves a non-drm option on the device so I can grab free stuff from places like the Gutenberg(sp) project (again, so far so good with music and video) I'm liable to stop bashing the iPod.
]]>Jul 22nd 2006 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/somehow i dont think whatever apple releases will look like that, whether it be the 6th gen ipod, pda or whatever]]>Jul 22nd 2006 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/]]>Jul 22nd 2006 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/The description so far of the size of the display for the next gen video ipod is not large enough. I want to be able to read a full page of text at a time with no need for scrolling. I don't think the ipod will give me that.

An Apple Tablet on the other hand would be a perfect application for this, presuming they got battery life right.]]>Jul 22nd 2006 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
The biggest problem that I have found is the lack of availability and the stupid DRMs that they put on the things you buy legally. But if apple is able to convince publishers to finally get on the ebook wagon i am all for it - especially if they don't use DRM (i'll believe that when i see it)

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I enjoy it, but nobody's ever looked over on a plane and said, "I'm gonna try that!"

I hate to say it but I think the market is as miniscule as the screen.


]]>Jul 22nd 2006 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.bar.baen.com ] There's a *Free* Library to get you introduced to the Authors from which you can download any of the books there for free.

The Webscriptions area is where you purchase the e-books and you can read at least three chapters of any e-book they have for sale before you purchase. Plus, they let you choose between [I believe it's] six formats to download your books.

One caveat, Baen's Bar is addictive for readers. ]]>Jul 22nd 2006 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Jul 22nd 2006 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
That being said, I'm surprised even the most jaded reader hasn't seen the advantage of a handheld electronic reader on occasion. For reading at night in bed, it's far more comfortable than propping yourself up and using a light with a conventional book. You can hold it in one hand and require no external lighting. There's also potential for vertical markets and student use (imagine being able to search textbook content on the fly or being in college and carrying an iPod instead of a bag full of large books). It's not only about people on public transportation with time to kill.]]>Jul 22nd 2006 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Oct 3rd 2007 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/show focus on what ipod does best, play videos and mp3s!]]>Jul 22nd 2006 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/Anyone ever tried to lug around one the latest Harry Potter books? What a backache!

I hope the ebook feature works out well. I'm definitely interested.]]>Jul 22nd 2006 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
IF theres a new ipod

it WILL have something like this.
it's an obviously more simple way to go than video, or full computing power.

and i wrote that while baked. go me.]]>Jul 22nd 2006 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
I wrote about it a few weeks back when the deal happened:
http://www.sparkplug9.com/bizhack/index.php/2006/05/26/why-apple-sold-powerschool/

Educational content for the iPod will be video, audio, and textual ... iPod will be a cheap media viewer type of computer for education.]]>Jul 22nd 2006 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
i'm just saying.....]]>Jul 22nd 2006 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
Didn’t you just write a 5 paragraph diatribe about how “useless the new video/e-Book iPod” would be? Now you’ve changed your mind, with a second diatribe on “how AMAZING” it would be to have large collection of college textbooks all in one easy to carry location.

Um… duh! I do believe that’s IS the WHOLE POINT of e-books, don’t you think? eBooks aren’t just for reading DaVinci Code, the latest romance and Sex novels. Books weigh a ton and take up TOO much space – especially computer books. This is BRILLANT – you can have/own a frigging Library in the palm your hand!!!!

Doesn’t seem so pointless NOW, does it?
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I've got hundreds of eBooks and as much as I love the convenience of instant gratification - now I'm not confined to the space of my desk to get my "read" on.

thanks apple!]]>Jul 22nd 2006 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/22/apple-to-do-ebooks/
Couple that with massively lower battery life (sure, you can run a itsy weenie screen off a iPod battery for a few hours, but not something you'll both want to hold and be able to use long enough to read a book.

Dream on, Apple.

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Treat them much like podcasts are done now, have them automatically downloaded to the ipod.

Would you subscribe to the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, etc. if they provided an iPod edition that was a mix of text, audio and video?]]>Jul 23rd 2006 1:27AM