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As an Android user sourly missing a Kindle or iBook app, I went about the Marketplace and the interwebs for solutions. Not even having expectations of the reading experience on a phone, I still wanted it. I had the pleasure of reading a Kindle 2 last year for a book or two. I think with the price drops, they are finally looking into a near-future purchase.
I always knew about Aldiko. Wonderful program, but without a storefront. I have no desire at this point read some of the free literature. I love reading some of the recently released stuff. I am on a huge Clive Cussler kick. It's corny reading, but really fun.
-Found Kobo. It's the maker of the Border's e-reader. It will show up soon in the US, and is already out in places like Australia. As a guy who prefers Border's over Barnes and Noble, I rejoiced.
-Downloaded Kobo for the Android (also on iPhone and BlackBerry).
-Bought Ghengis: Lords of the Bow. Sadly, the recently released sequel, Bones of the Hills, isn't available on Kobo just yet.
-Went about reading it on my Moto Droid.
Here are my thoughts.
1) Easy to navigate. Not as many gestures as Aldiko, but it gets by with swipes and double tapping.
2)Includes daytime and nighttime modes of black on white and visa versa.
3)Lot's of page turning. The Droid and other recently recently smartphones and have great dpi. I can crank down the font size, and the text is still crisp, but it's tiny.
4)Constant LCD activity does drain the battery a bit compared to normal usage. But not as much as I thought.
5)The casualness of the e-reader on the phone is enticing, I think that is the key to the phone e-readers. You can get most the reading done on the computer, or the e-ink readers, or the iPad. Then when suddenly bored and without the reading device or computer, just jump to your app on the phone.
I frequently have to walk across our campus at work. It's about a 8-10 minute hike. I just unholster the phone and pick up where I left off.
I will be shopping for e-readers soon, looking at the Kindle, Nook and Kobo. I think I will pick one that is available everywhere to me. As an Android user, I think I am forced to pick Kobo.
I always knew about Aldiko. Wonderful program, but without a storefront. I have no desire at this point read some of the free literature. I love reading some of the recently released stuff. I am on a huge Clive Cussler kick. It's corny reading, but really fun.
-Found Kobo. It's the maker of the Border's e-reader. It will show up soon in the US, and is already out in places like Australia. As a guy who prefers Border's over Barnes and Noble, I rejoiced.
-Downloaded Kobo for the Android (also on iPhone and BlackBerry).
-Bought Ghengis: Lords of the Bow. Sadly, the recently released sequel, Bones of the Hills, isn't available on Kobo just yet.
-Went about reading it on my Moto Droid.
Here are my thoughts.
1) Easy to navigate. Not as many gestures as Aldiko, but it gets by with swipes and double tapping.
2)Includes daytime and nighttime modes of black on white and visa versa.
3)Lot's of page turning. The Droid and other recently recently smartphones and have great dpi. I can crank down the font size, and the text is still crisp, but it's tiny.
4)Constant LCD activity does drain the battery a bit compared to normal usage. But not as much as I thought.
5)The casualness of the e-reader on the phone is enticing, I think that is the key to the phone e-readers. You can get most the reading done on the computer, or the e-ink readers, or the iPad. Then when suddenly bored and without the reading device or computer, just jump to your app on the phone.
I frequently have to walk across our campus at work. It's about a 8-10 minute hike. I just unholster the phone and pick up where I left off.
I will be shopping for e-readers soon, looking at the Kindle, Nook and Kobo. I think I will pick one that is available everywhere to me. As an Android user, I think I am forced to pick Kobo.
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