07-18-2010, 01:08 PM | #16 | |
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it also has speakers (POOR) for music. However- and again I would be very receptive to help - when I started a song and then went to the Library to open a book, the music stopped! I know the iPad is a failure at multitasking- but being able to listen to background music while reading has been a feature of inexpensive eBook readers for a while. When Augen opens support up to direct contact during the week, I am going to be bugging them about a bunch of things Rebecca Last edited by rscudder; 07-18-2010 at 01:14 PM. Reason: adding 'the Book' tag |
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07-18-2010, 01:20 PM | #17 |
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:help: Advice please on posting
Request for advice- I am posting on this thread partially because I could not figure out how to start a subforum thread under 'other eBooks' forum which was not an already specified ebook or a legacy device.
I'd like to post more on the reader as I lean things- where will be the appropriate place to do this? Shall I add new maqterial to this thread that is not an answer to a question? Please advise me on the appropriate protocol. Rebecca |
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07-18-2010, 02:40 PM | #18 | |
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07-18-2010, 02:44 PM | #19 | |
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07-18-2010, 04:08 PM | #20 |
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I went to kmart this morning. All were gone. Got a rain check for it for 89.99. I think I'll give it a try.
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07-18-2010, 04:30 PM | #21 |
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KMart holding one for me
The closest K is 25 minutes from here and not being able to find any reviews except for the one is making me a little nervous. $90.00 is soso inexpensive. Could this be a real deal or is it an example of 'you get what you pay for'? What do you guys think?
It would be a gift - I have a Kindle 2 Last edited by Big Shirley; 07-18-2010 at 04:31 PM. Reason: Adding info |
07-18-2010, 04:47 PM | #22 | |
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07-18-2010, 04:49 PM | #23 |
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I bought the single available Augen "The Book" at my local K-Mart this morning. I haven't had enough time to thoroughly test it yet, but my first impressions are kind of mixed.
First, the "G-Sensor" that changes the page orientation of the current book is a bit too sensitive. Even a small tilt causes it to go from portrait to landscape. The "Notes" function worked, and I was able to type and save a file to a 2Gb SD card. The user manual claims that it can take up to a 32Gb card. Calibre recognized the Augen without difficulty, and I was able to transfer and read both Epub and .prc (mobi) files. I'll try some other formats later. (It claims to support txt, pdf, html, chm, rtf, fb2, epub, word, tcr, palm doc, open e-book, open reader, and mobi.) The Augen comes pre-loaded with a bunch of Project Gutenburg public domain files in epub format. I was able to authorize the Augen for Adobe Digital Editions, but a drm'ed epub from the public library did not display correctly because of those annoying embedded page numbers. There were unexpected jumps and the menu didn't seem to offer any way to correct it. I haven't tried drm'ed Adobe e-book format yet. (This shortcoming could be a dealbreaker for me.) I was able to connect to my wireless network (wpa2) on the second try and use the Augen's (slow) built-in browser. I haven't tried any music or video files yet. (According to the user manual it supports mp3 and wma music files and avi and mpeg-4 video. The screen resolution is 800 x 480 pixels.) I'll post again after I've played with it a little more. |
07-18-2010, 05:17 PM | #24 |
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To add to Kilohertz53, Rebecca, and others,
I just purchased at KMart in Central Florida $89.00. It was the only one and was the display model, but bought it anyway, just to play with. I was told KMart's return policy is 90 days, with a receipt, so lots of time to see how it goes. Other reviewers indicated they had issues with wifi, so started playing with it immediately, at the store, but could not connect Wifi to my Verizon Mifi (Kmart clerk was also interested to see if that would work). It recognized the network, but wouldn't connect. Then tried public network at Panera Bread also not successful. Was finally able to connect at Barnes and Noble public wifi. ??? go figure?? Browser was incredibly S-L-O-O-W... (worse than the Pandigital Novel, which was almost a record setter!). Didn't have a great deal of time, so tried to navigate to yahoo to check my mail. Size of screen prevented me from seeing full page and turning sidewise did not seem to work to change orientation, so had to use the joystick to navigate to the scroll bar on the bottom of the screen... and, like I said, so s-l-o-o-w, I finally had to give up and shut down, as I had other places to go. When not online looked quickly at other features. Speakers not great, but I could hear the text to speech rendition of one of the pre-loaded ebooks pretty well. No music/pictures/video pre-loaded so will need to check that later. Keyboard stiff to type on, joystick seemed very sensitive to me. "Leather" case very nice, considering it is included. This will not be a threat to the iPad, but for the price, it might have potential, once it is in the hands of many users who can figure out the kinks... Augen technical support and/or hackers who can get it up to speed. |
07-18-2010, 05:19 PM | #25 |
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To those that asked, what came with: Mine, in the box, included a wall charger, USB cable, user manual which included a CD containing calibre, and the unit itself which was in the leather case. I can't tell you all the books, but they are Project Gutenberg titles, the usual suspects.
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07-18-2010, 05:33 PM | #26 |
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Slow browser sounds bad. As does the library book issue. I may still go and check it out. Pardon my serious lack of knowledge about this, but could you read manga on this? My son reads it on his zune hd. Thank you all for the great info!
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07-18-2010, 06:44 PM | #27 | |
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07-18-2010, 07:07 PM | #28 |
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Here is about a 10 minute vid review of this device.
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07-18-2010, 07:09 PM | #29 |
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Yeah the browser is slow but it works. Connected to my router and remembered the passcode. I find it quite usable as an ereader. Nice selection of fonts and sizes. The reorientation is a little touchy but I have little problem with it. Its not perfect but is a LOT better than the openbook (lol). Being able to set my margins and line spacing is nice. The horrible line spacing on the jbl has been driving me crazy. Would be a plus if it recognized cbr format for comics but thats a possible change that could be done with firmware I expect. Its the first reader I have seen that uses a whole line and then injects a - to continue a word on next line. You change to landscape and it changes the dashes to the new line length. Plays music without headphones but not that well but its kinda nice to play music as background while I read.
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07-18-2010, 07:23 PM | #30 |
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I am an absolute newby to ereaders, but think , from all I have seen and read, both good and bad, that Augen's The Reader will do what I want at a very good price. I do have one question: can the battery be changed by the user??
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