I have one of the original Kindle DX models 9.7" and I find it absolutely ideal for tech manuals. Not so easy to find over here in the UK but I noticed that they are $150.00 dollars on Amazon USA. You may like to give one a look.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Malcolm Greene Sent: 02 December 2013 17:40 To: [email protected] Subject: [NF] Recommend an e-reader for technical books (trying to get rid of all my paper!) As part of the process of downsizing and reorganizing[4], I'm looking for advice on purchasing an e-reader for technical content. By technical content I mean your standard bible-sized tomes published by SAMS, O'Reilly, Apress, etc. I've purchased a few e-books (PDF) for reading on my Windows laptop and iPad and found the process of reading on these devices less than optimal. I'm considering the "Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Next-Gen Built-in Light, Wi-Fi" (about $120 US)[1]. Questions/concerns: 1. How well does large book content with illustrations and screenshots translate to a much smaller display? 2. How easy is it move and read PDF content to these proprietary advices and is the PDF reading experience acceptable? 3. I understand that choosing an e-book reader also somewhat marries you to a book buying eco-system. How good or bad is Amazon's e-book infrastructure compared to other alternatives? 4. How well do e-book loaner services like Safari [2] work on today's e-books? It sounds like Safari support for e-books is disappointingly weak [3]? 5. Are there any books you are staying with paper for? Thanks! Mal [1] [1]http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Paperwhite-Ereader/product-reviews/ B00AWH595M/ [2] [2]http://www.safaribooksonline.com/ [3] [3]http://support.safaribooksonline.com/view?id=1123 [4] I am overwhelmed with the physical space required by all my paper books, magazines, and newsletters. Anyone else in the same boat?! References 1. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Paperwhite-Ereader/product-reviews/B00AWH595M/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 2. http://www.safaribooksonline.com/ 3. http://support.safaribooksonline.com/view?id=1123 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
