Comments on: Reading on your iPhone http://blog.bookcoverarchive.com/2008/12/215/ For the organization and appreciation of book cover design Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:04:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Teppo http://blog.bookcoverarchive.com/2008/12/215/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Mark Teppo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:53:15 +0000 http://blog.bookcoverarchive.com/?p=215#comment-30 I downloaded one of Charlie Huston's books from Stanza because I had just finished the second one and couldn't wait until I got home to start the third. When I got home and picked up the paper copy, I realized I had read a hundred pages on my iPhone and hadn't cared a bit about the size or format. Of course, Stanza and RH made it easy. I've since then tried to purchase and read something via the Fictionwise interface and about gave up after fifteen minutes of mucking with it. As soon as it becomes as easy as dropping mp3s onto the iPhone, I am there. I downloaded one of Charlie Huston’s books from Stanza because I had just finished the second one and couldn’t wait until I got home to start the third. When I got home and picked up the paper copy, I realized I had read a hundred pages on my iPhone and hadn’t cared a bit about the size or format.

Of course, Stanza and RH made it easy. I’ve since then tried to purchase and read something via the Fictionwise interface and about gave up after fifteen minutes of mucking with it. As soon as it becomes as easy as dropping mp3s onto the iPhone, I am there.

]]> By: Eric J http://blog.bookcoverarchive.com/2008/12/215/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Eric J Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:54:13 +0000 http://blog.bookcoverarchive.com/?p=215#comment-11 I saw a couple of Sony units on display at Borders last weekend. The screen was so non-digital looking that I thought I was looking at a fake unit with text screen-printed on it. The grey background is sort of unappealing, they really need to figure out how to make it crisp-paper-white. The design of the units is still sort of frumpy, especially in the age of the iPhone. Haven't seen a Kindle in person (still), but between the photos and Sony I think they're about 75% there. I saw a couple of Sony units on display at Borders last weekend. The screen was so non-digital looking that I thought I was looking at a fake unit with text screen-printed on it.

The grey background is sort of unappealing, they really need to figure out how to make it crisp-paper-white. The design of the units is still sort of frumpy, especially in the age of the iPhone. Haven’t seen a Kindle in person (still), but between the photos and Sony I think they’re about 75% there.

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