![]() ![]() I already had a decent amount of DRM free eBooks from many of the Humble Bundles, and since the new eInk tablet runs Android, it can run the Kindle and Google Play reader apps for any books that you can't find being sold DRM free (Plus there are ways around the DRM of those platforms, but I won't go into that here.). Once that decision was made, I started looking into possible changes to my setup for storing/consuming eBooks and Comics. With that in mind I decided to go with an eInk tablet that runs Android and has full stylus note taking with handwriting to text recognition. I think the actual act of writing helps cement the information in my head more than typing does, but referring back to or searching old notes becomes difficult with stacks of notebooks. I have tried reading from a computer/tablet screen and definitely notice a difference in eye strain compared to eInk.įor my work and other projects I still hand write a lot of notes. After using (and loving) a Kindle (Keyboard model) for over 10 years it was finally time for a new eReader. ![]() In that spirit I run a Plex server in my home network for my collection of movies and music. I wish I could just combine the 2 into one really good solution.While I do still use services like Amazon and Google for certain movies, books, and comics, I like to retain actual ownership of my digital media whenever possible. For Laputa, I want to be able to open my Calibre content server (with OPDS) within the program and download my epubs (and covers) directly to a location that shows up on the ui's bookshelf.įor Aldiko, I want more reading customization options. I guess for me now, it just depends on which of these developers integrate the features I want first. On the negative side, it requires you to perform a clunky import of the books you download from calibre and it hasn't pulled down the covers for the epubs that I've imported so far, but I'm still trying to figure it out. It will allow you to set up a custom catalog using your calibre content server's IP address and port number (It doesn't support OPDS, so don't include the "/stanza"). ![]() There is more attention on the reading experience (font, background, page animations, etc.) than any of the other Android readers, and it has access to a large variety of online repositories. I haven't completely decided to switch to this yet, but it shows promise. Here is a link to the AppBrain page describing it. #8 orijonl 08-27-2010, 09:13 AMFor the past couple of days, I've been trying out a new book reader on my Android phone called Laputa Book Reader. I'm hoping that Aldiko gets better, but I will be using it regardless, because I want to be able to do my reading on the device that I have with me. The color options also suit me better and I really like the page turning animation better than Aldiko's slide. For instance, I can set Stanza up with a font that I really like, not just the one (of the 3) that I dislike the least. I have been using stanza on an Ipod Touch for the past year or so and I probably prefer it over Aldiko partly because the hardware I'm running Android on is older, but Stanza is also much smoother and offers preference options not available on Aldiko. I also prefer light text on a dark background all the time, but I've found that I do most of my reading at night anyway. I may have my font a little bigger than yours, but I am using an older phone with a smaller screen than the Nexus One. #7 orijonl 08-20-2010, 09:51 AMI don't remember the exact numbers, but I've spaced the margins out so that the text almost fills the screen and I too did not like the look of justified text. What are your settings, and what is it that Stanza did so much better? It's also way better on my battery life (on the N1's AMOLED screen). It just feels better during long reading sessions. ![]() Somehow justified text just doesn't look right to me on a small screen, even if it's fairly well implemented.Īlso, after using it for several months I found that on my Nexus One, I prefer night mode, even during the day. I have my font settings set at Serif 16 pt, normal weight (not sure if that's default or not)Īnd my layout settings at linespace 1.6, margins 10 and 10, and the biggie I set my text alignment to Left aligned. Not perfect, especially in it's catalog/download functions, but as a reader, good.īut I did customize my display settings a bit for my tastes. Just out of curiosity, what is it about Aldiko that doesn't do it for you? I've never used Stanza or any other iPhone reader program, but I've found Aldiko to be solidly usable. ![]()
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