11-03-2010, 09:47 AM | #1 |
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iRiver Story or Cover Story?
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After over a year of using my Nintendo DS as a eBook reader I will finally get myself a "proper" reader for christmas. Functions and prize has led me to the iRiver story and the cover story. My main concern is "the feel" and navigation. Out of the two I think I prefer the story seeing as it's both cheaper & has buttons insted of the paddle and touch screen which i'm not a fan of (and reading a few peoples remarks it seems the touch screen is not that good). But I kind of fear that the button layout seems wrong, the turning pages seem to me to be to far down. I haven't had the opportunity to try it, so i'm asking for opinions from people who have or had one of the pros and cons of the iRiver story? Should I buy one? Considering it's the cheapest option available for my needs (being able to borrow books from the public library here in Sweden). |
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Why not a Sony 650? Isn't it available in Sweden?
I wouldn't consider anything which hasn't got a pearl screen. |
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It's 400kr or 40 euros more expensive though. But you feel that it's worth it? |
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Btw, I just read that it's a touch screen. Is it the same deal as the Cover Story where it's "ontop" and therefore reflects light?
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What did you use for the DS?
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndslibris/ It was such a long time ago I added books on it that I don't remember if you had to convert them to xhtml format or if it could read epub directly... Either way, it's kind of a hassle, but i've grown fond of it. I've read by far more than i've played on the DS this year. Just checked, it runs ePub files directly so no need to convert. But ofcourse, no protected ePub files. Last edited by kurtangle83; 11-03-2010 at 11:38 AM. Reason: ePub note |
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You need a flash cart btw to use it. So yeah, as I said, not that optimal.
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I'll have to look into that. My DS Fat is homebrew capable.
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