2 years, 9 months ago
What is pdf reflow capability on an ereader? Is it worth it to buy an ereader for law school?
I'm tired of printing out binders full of cases for every class. Theoretically with an ereader I could save the cases (in word and pdf format) to the device and be able to read and mark them in an easy to read screen. But would this be practical? I'm specifically considering the yet to be released Sony Reader Touch Edition.
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Hey @dumblonde Great to see you back! I understand your thoughts here. There are a few things you might want to look into. This may be helpful for you.
Livescribe
http://www.livescribe.com
You can take notes, record notes, and digitize them with this pen. It's a great tool for students.
Evernote
http://www.evernote.com
Capture your cases and digitize them, and then search for them.
Now, if you're looking for an actual reader, you might want to check out a few different ones in addition to the Sony Reader Touch Edition. Unless you've gotta have the Sony brand, there are some other very good ones that might pique your interest below.
Amazon Kindle DX
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-DX-Amazons-Wireless-Generation/dp/B0015TCML0
This is the larger version of the Amazon Kindle, and I've heard it's great for students.
http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20090506/Kindle_DX_horizontal.JPG
Plastic Logic Reader
http://www.plasticlogic.com
This seems like what you're looking for here and will work with Barnes and Noble books, a competitor to the Kindle. It's 100% touchscreen.
http://www.plasticlogic.com/images/2_ereader_header.jpg
Check out this video and the video below on the Plastic Logic, this has the touchscreen functionality you're looking for.
http://www.businessinsider.com/watch-barnes-nobles-kindle-killer-in-action-2009-7
If you'd like a color version, you might want to spend the extra money for the Fujitsu’s Flepia or wait for the CrunchPad to be released in November.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/flepialarge01-1.jpg
CrunchPad
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/06/crunchpad-near-final-design.jpg
Livescribe
http://www.livescribe.com
You can take notes, record notes, and digitize them with this pen. It's a great tool for students.
Evernote
http://www.evernote.com
Capture your cases and digitize them, and then search for them.
Now, if you're looking for an actual reader, you might want to check out a few different ones in addition to the Sony Reader Touch Edition. Unless you've gotta have the Sony brand, there are some other very good ones that might pique your interest below.
Amazon Kindle DX
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-DX-Amazons-Wireless-Generation/dp/B0015TCML0
This is the larger version of the Amazon Kindle, and I've heard it's great for students.
Plastic Logic Reader
http://www.plasticlogic.com
This seems like what you're looking for here and will work with Barnes and Noble books, a competitor to the Kindle. It's 100% touchscreen.
Check out this video and the video below on the Plastic Logic, this has the touchscreen functionality you're looking for.
http://www.businessinsider.com/watch-barnes-nobles-kindle-killer-in-action-2009-7
If you'd like a color version, you might want to spend the extra money for the Fujitsu’s Flepia or wait for the CrunchPad to be released in November.
CrunchPad
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Wow. The Plastic Logic reader seems to be right up my alley since I'm not really looking for something to read books on but documents. I'll look into this. Thanks, man!
I read up on Plastic Logic and it's still in the prototype stage! It'll go into wide distribution in 2010. I'm so sad, it's perfect! :-( In fact I can see it be a real tool for business professional to go paperless. The kindle seems cool too but their ebook licensing terms are sketchy at best. The books can get deleted without your consent from the device, etc. And it doesn't natively read rtf/word files and doesn't do markups on pdf.
Thanks for the great ideas, though. I'll keep them in mind.
This might be of interest: http://www.qipit.com or http://www.scanr.com Apple is supposedly coming out with something as well, an Apple Tablet, but these are rumors until Apple actually releases it.
You're welcome, and you get the best of both worlds with this reader as well, as you can read books or newspapers on it if you like.