“Flinging” is just a proprietary was to describe flicking or pushing/pulling. You “fling” up your app drawer when you open it, and “fling” it down when you close it. To fling a page, you probably pull it “up” from the bottom to the top of the screen, or pull it “down” from the top to the bottom of the screen. Your article sounded like you didn’t know what motion to make so I thought I’d help out :).

For Rob (asking about the Kindle) – the screen may “sound” like it’s close to the same size, but, when you read on it it looks much bigger.

I just downloaded eReader for my Droid–I’m pretty happy with the beta version (such as it is) except it doesn’t seem to be able to link to my dictionary and thesaurus (M-W 11th Collegiate versions) to look words up when I’m reading, and when I click on the dictionary or thesaurus, I just get a screen with a dialog box I can type in, but no definitions or synonyms are returned.

I don’t know if you’ve had a similar problem. I’ve written eReader.com for support. If you have a similar problem and haven’t found a solution yet, I’ll be happy to share what I get from eReader.com.

Thanks again!

Ivan

I had never held one either, before a couple of hours ago. Same screen size as a nook, I believe. I think I’m going to pick up a Droid tomorrow and compare the two side by side.

I’ll add a comment here to let people know what I think.

I’m hoping for a Nook after the holidays.

A quick question for you. Have you looked at a Kindle yet? I just got one to try out, and I was a little surprised at how tiny the screen seems. 800×600 isn’t a lot bigger than the Droid’s 854×480…

But the experience of reading is important. I wonder if you (or any other readers ) have had a chance to compare the two for ease of use/readability…

thnx…

One of the main reasons I was holding back was I couldn’t get any info on potential e-reading apps. Thanks again for covering them!

I have Verizon and I want, I want! Thanks for writing this. I’ve been buying my e books through Samhain’s store and the Sony store in epub, so it sounds like they’ll work here.

THIS! This is me! So, you button pushed, shopped, read and even answered a phone call?

Seeing as I have an anniversary, Christmas AND a birthday all coming up in the next two months, I don’t think putting this on the top of the list is greedy, do you?

Before me.

And she likes it.

I’d stop liking Gwen, but that’s virtually impossible.

Dammit.

Hey, other people do this too? I’m not sure I’m too keen on reading books on the phone but if I do, this looks like a great guide. Thanks.

I took your advice and figured out how to connect to my home wifi. I wasn’t a Calibre user until trying out the different apps, so I can see how WP would be better for someone who already has their library set up and uses a Sony ebook reader.

Veering the discussion–Kate, have you found any other apps that you like that have to do with reading?

Nothing else to add.

Word-Player looks like my Sony ebook reader. I like the idea of text to speech. Especially since Kindle disabled theirs.

So the only difference between the two is the ability to tag within the software? You know that you can change metadata in Calibre, correct? That’s how you set tagging up for the Sony. Since I already do it in Calibre for my ebook reader, I don’t really need it on the phone. I’ll give both apps a shot, but since WP seems more what I’m used to, plus supports WiFi, I’ll probably go with that one.

There are apps that cost money–I haven’t purchased any though.

All these are free. There is a marketplace website that you can shop from directly from your phone, you click on the link and it downloads to your phone. Also, in the case of the eReader software, I went to the eReader.com website using the phone and clicked the download link.

Someone who is proficient with the internet can usually handle the smartphone. I want to be a whole lot tech-ier than I actually am in practice, and I haven’t had any problems.

Great review Gwen – thanks for all the info :)