Comments on: Let’s Talk Ebook Tech

By: Terrance Dodsworth

Terrance Dodsworth — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:51:38 +0000

Great information :)

By: Mitch Starowicz

Mitch Starowicz — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:29:52 +0000

Super news it is without doubt. My friend has been waiting for this update.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:39:22 +0000

Hi Marilyn,
I have the Dell Axim V51 and I love it for reading. I’ve been using one as a reader for a couple of years now. You can download and run Mobipocket eReader and The Microsoft Lit formats extremely easy. Most of the sites where you purchase ebooks have a link that will take you to where you can download the reader formate of your choice.

As far as putting books on it for reading, I personally use a 1GB compact flash card. I insert it in my PC, purchase ebooks, and download them to the CF card. I remove the CF card from the computer, pop it in the slot of the Dell Axim & I’m ready to read.

A 1GB card will hold anywhere from 140 – 170 books depending on file size. You can use a 2GB card, but it does slow down the time it takes to open the file.

Hope this helps.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:54:40 +0000

@Marilyn: You could run Mobipocket, eReader or I think, even MS Lit on the Dell Axim.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:50:01 +0000

Can anyone give me some advice re putting ebooks on a Dell Axim v50? Thanks~

By: roslyn

roslyn — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:25:30 +0000

Go to BooksOnBoard.com... so far, I'm very happy about their ebook prices. But then again, it may only be for the types of books I buy. I've bought books written by Lora Leigh, Robin D. Owens and Sherrilyn Kenyon.

By: Thursday is a good day to give advice | the way there

Thursday is a good day to give advice | the way there — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:21:57 +0000

[...] finally bought something to read e-books today. It took me long enough, I know. I ended up taking Jane’s advice and I bought a $50 Pocket PC off Ebay. The guy I bought it from has a 100% rating and sold a lot of [...]

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By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:36:49 +0000

I just picked up a Dell Axim V50 from Ebay. This is working great so far. Very easy to download books to it, and it will support Microsoft & Adobe readers.

By: Pauline B Jones

Pauline B Jones — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:53:08 +0000

I haven’t tested the outer limits of the battery yet, but find the small screen didn’t mar my reading enjoyment at all. Now, I don’t have to size the font that big (lasik surgery with mono vision), so I have enough of the book visible that it’s not a problem.

I don’t really require a “book page” in my reading anyway. One thing I’ve discovered, the smaller page seems to mean less eye strain. I have speculated it is because I blink more while reading. Not sure, but I seem to have less eye strain with ebooks.

And the paging was so seamless and quick, it was a very enjoyable reading experience. :-)

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:33:33 +0000

I think that Multi Function devices are the way to go but a) they don’t have the battery power and b) the screen size v. price factor can make a big difference in purchasing decisions.

By: Pauline B Jones

Pauline B Jones — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:55:55 +0000

I just upgraded from an archiac eBookman e-reader to the Palm Treo and I’m in LOVE. It’s like going to from horse and buggy to a space ship! I use Mobipocket format to read, so that my books are portable, but the real delight is the screen resolution, quick paging and just plain ease of us. I also love that it is a phone, an mp3 player, a camera and a pocket pc computer. As a writer and a reader, it is a dream device. ;-)

By: r3d

r3d — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:41:35 +0000

Sorry, my last post took a life of its own before I finished. I would also like to mention lulu.com as a site for eBooks. It’s what might be classified as a vanity site for publishing but may have something useful for readers. I have purchased from them and also downloaded free material. I realise this may also go beyond the parameters of the site but I purchase magazines from zinio.com for reading on my PC [ripping to PPC possible, Axim X50V here].

By: r3d

r3d — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:33:54 +0000

Hi, I generally use ereader although i have a PPC PDA. eReader has proved a great site and I like the software. However, I also research a lot and download or print many resources in various formats and the reader I find suits my purposes best id repligo from cerience.

By: Dear Author.Com »Blog Archive » The Truth About Ebooks

Dear Author.Com »Blog Archive » The Truth About Ebooks — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:16:18 +0000

[...] It shocked me a bit to know from reader Fiona that she was unaware that Harper Collins was releasing many of its prints books in ebook format. Jayne and I began to brainstorm about all the ebookstore vendors out there and whether we could provide a comparison chart to help ebook novices and veterans alike. Unfortunately, we haven’t bought books from all these vendors but in the coming weeks, we will. Just for your benefit (and ours of course). We want readers to let us know what their experiences are as well (so we can save some $$). From now until whenever we run out of content, every Sunday, we will be blogging about ebooks from devices (which we blogged about previously), to content, to readers, to vendors. [...]

By: Journal of An Avid Reader » Blog Archive » Let’s Talk Ebooks Now

Journal of An Avid Reader » Blog Archive » Let’s Talk Ebooks Now — Wed, 03 May 2006 01:12:09 +0000

[...] Fujitsu Siemens LOOX 720 Pocket PC is on it’s way home to me from the UK. After reading Dear Author.com’s very thoughtful blog post on PDA devises available for your enjoyment, I decided to get the Loox. It has the memory and the VGA screen and the price seems pretty reasonable for the power it has. I did see and debated with the IPAQ 4700 but I couldn’t get over the memory for the amount of money HP was asking for it. Thanks J as I wouldn’t have given these babies another look. [...]

By: Jorrie Spencer » Links

Jorrie Spencer » Links — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:49:31 +0000

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By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:57:24 +0000

I read at Teleread.org that the Sony PSP is down to $159.00 or $179.00 and it has a gorgeous screen. (Nephew has one). This might be a great reading device. You can read htmls, natively, I believe. You can listen to music, watch movies and tv shows, and play games. Your kids would think you were the baddest 'rent around.

By: Keishon

Keishon — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:44:26 +0000

Hey, Jane, thanks for the advice, great post on this topic, btw. I’ve done some research most of the afternoon, and have narrowed it down to the Axium from Dell. My co-worker has one. I’m giving HP a wide berth as I think the company has problems with support and their IPAQ 4700 series is too costly despite it having the best resolution, wider screen. HP was the company whose Laser Printer I bought and got burned with earlier last year.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:07:53 +0000

Keishon – I think it is about the price point and what you want to spend. There is a whole range of devices from the mid $200 to the mid $500. Most of them are packed with features and vary only in a) screen size b) screen quality and c) internal memory.