Comments on: My first eBook on the iPhone: not good, but there’s hope http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/ Sat, 26 May 2012 06:36:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Michael http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402139 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:38:46 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402139 At the last reviewer: you can enlarge the font.

It’s not for everyone, but some of us have found it a delight to be able to read on our phones. I’ve read dozens of books on my phone (including War and Peace) and loved it.

Your experience may vary.

]]> By: Free ebook http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402120 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:33:31 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402120

Interesting. But I don’t try it.
It’s too small.

]]> By: rmc http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402121 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:11:01 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402121

For a real ebook reader like me, I always use MS Reader on a PocketPC. I do think the Apple screen is fab, and would make a really good reader, but you are all wasting your time if you think people will fiddle about for hours and end up with a poor, just-about-works-if-you-do-this-and-this-and-this approach. You need a standard reader with auto reflow, bookmarking and font sizing. That’s it! Its not rocket science.

Why Apple did not do this is beyond me – the number one requirement beyond voice, music and video is always an ebook reader. HTC wins yet again.

]]> By: Hit No http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402122 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:54:52 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402122

Try
http://BooksoniPhone.com
BooksoniPhone.com is a leading iPhone eBooks portal featuring over 20,000 full books you can read on your iPhone.

BooksoniPhone.com has released the first version of its service for reading e-books on Apple’s iPhone.

BooksoniPhone allows iPhone users to view electronic books (eBooks), text files, and documents on-the-go and features a native iPhone interface to navigate as well as read titles when browsing BooksoniPhone.com.

No additional applications, downloads, or other software is required. Users can instantly read and choose from 20,000+ titles utilizing powerful search or browsing thru recommendations (Top 100 Books, Children’s Books, Book d’jour, etc.). The Iphone interface enables users to create read list and add multiple books for simultaneous reading. (System remembers where you left.)

Adding notes and sharing them is nice feature that allows users to add and share personal notes that is attached to the page they were reading. Unique feature that opens opportunity to read same book with someone and exchange comments.

BooksoniPhone.com leverages the Safari browser built in to the Apple iPhone and Ajax technology. It features:

- Virtual keyboard for typing and adding books to read list

- Tap on screen to go to next page

- One-tap ‘Share the Page’ button for e-mailing

- Adjustable font size for easy reading

- Variable number of pages per screen

- Portrait or Landscape mode for easy reading

- Touch screen Scrolling

The site is accessible only from iPhone for reading, and from any browser for uploading texts, books, poems, documents, lyrics. There is no limit for text storage per account in this moment.

Service is free and has no-spam policy.

]]> By: Peter http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402123 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:44:13 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402123

The Ebooks that give helpful and interesting information targeted towards a marketplace where there is demand will bring forth sales. Ebooks necessitate very small experience in footing of creating them. If person makes the selling properly, important gross sales.

]]> By: Gerry Manacsa http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402124 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:19:33 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402124

I shot a short video demonstrating WOWIO pdf files on the iPhone adapted via a free app called Filemark Maker to the data URI scheme mentioned previously:

http://wowio.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/iphone-and-ebooks-the-video/

Casual testing showed this to work reliably with 1 meg pdf files. Graphics, layout and typography all displayed without a hitch.

]]> By: Books on iPhone http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402125 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:43:07 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402125

http://BooksoniPhone.com

There is place for reading books on iphone!!!

Access thousands of books for FREE on iPhone.

Booksoniphone.com is optimized for reading on iPhone !!!

Fast, no dowmloads, multiple books reading, notes, etc.

You can upload your e-books and booksoniphone.com will convert it for you (for free) so you can read it any time, any place !!!

Go booksoniphone.com !!!

]]> By: Mike Cane http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402126 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:46:16 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402126

I hope Apple is paying attention to how much people want eBooks on the iPhone. I long for 99-cent eBooks!! I’d wind up buying more eBooks than songs, easily.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402127 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:45:51 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402127

Marc, you’re on the iPhone now! :)

]]> By: Marc Orchant http://gigaom.com/mobile/my-first-ebook/#comment-402128 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:31:57 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/my-first-ebook#comment-402128

Thanks for the shout out on the book Kevin (and for the great assist you and JK provided when I was writing it). I hadn’t realized the book had been “upgraded” to online reading. Pretty darn cool. I’ve upgraded a couple of books I have found it useful to have accessible online. I’ll see how they fare on the iPhone as soon as time permits.

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