Archos 7 as an eBook Reader ??? With a 7 inch screen this is somewhat bigger than the typical ebook reader out there (Sony, Kindle and Bookeen all have the standard 6" epaper screen.) but can anyone comment on the potential readability of the screen?
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PDFs suck on the Archos 5. I looked at the PDF Manual that came preloaded on it and it loads for like 30 seconds just to scroll down a page.
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Sorry...can't help with the question. I got it for a friend and he has only used it as a reader.
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Joy, I just tried to see if I could get the e-books on my older Kindle Paperwhite e-reader to come up and it didn't. That doesn't exactly mean it won't. Best to either call the company or just purchase a laptop that does support it. I know my larger heavier laptop does. Sorry I couldn't of been more help.
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***Copied and pasted my response to a similiar question*** Hi Janice, or in this case jloveforever4 The bookworm within me squeals with joy because I really love Vtech's V.Reader :) To answer your question...The e-reader on the Innotab does not compare to what the V.Reader offers. As you stated the V.Reader books (cartridges) come with games built in to help reinforce reading skills. This is not the case with the Innotab. The books available on the cartridge games are just the e-book. The stories are animated and include a dictionary but no games. The Innotab's e-reader does have educational value cause it will read the book to your child and define words, however I could do that myself. The skills my son learns through the games (at least for me) are what give the V.Reader value. Vtech has updated their V.Reader, so when looking to purchase one you will see that most retailers still have the old one available. You can tell the difference between the two because the new one has a raised keyboard (soft buttons) versus the old one which has a touch screen keyboard. The new one includes a photo viewer/video player, a mediocre art studio, and an app to practice writing so it may be something worth checking out (I have the old one). If reading is what your looking for the V.Reader is the better device, and with all those upgrades you will still have it all in one (minus the mp3). The titles available for this device are great and we use ours right before bedtime. It's a great way to spend extra time with my little guy! Hope that helped.
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I ended up just buying a Sony e-reader. Bit more expensive, but it seems to be much more rugged, and it reads pretty much every format, has library access built in, and whenever I've dealt with Sony customer service, they honor warranties.
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Very grateful for your tip, R.Jenkins.I too was struggling to download kindle and failed miserably until I read your email on this discussion. It worked great and now I can read my amazon ebooks. This was the deal breaker for me... if I couldn't get kindle then I was going to send my Kyros back. Now I will keep it. Thanks again.
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Well, I think you can use the Kobo ebook reader software, but if it won't read text files, then maybe you can download a .txt reader program from either Amazon or the Sam 4.0 site. I personally didn't like this unit because it crashed on me about 6 or 7 months after getting it and Sylvania would not respond to my inquiries about getting the 2.2 Android OS reinstalled again. Get yourself something else like an AGPtek TP718JQ instead and for less money. It has 1.5GH quad-core processor, Dual cameras, dual speakers, 8GB of memory and a 4.1.1 Android OS.
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To 5 yorkies and H. Bowman: This should work just fine for the both of you. I've had this a few days, but today was the first time I've really had time to play with it. Its taken all day to get to get an eReader that will work good. This unit comes with Aldiko as the eReader app, but I couldn't figure out how to buy/download books (it comes with downloads to tons of free books, but thats not what I was looking for). Someone else on this site gave a web address to download Kindle for Android and now I have it downloaded (even started reading the book I was looking for). I was able to setup my email right away, although it didn't work very well through the setup wizard (I have yahoo mail). Since I already have an android phone, I checked the settings on my phone and just did a manual setup using the same settings. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I will do what I can do help. Good luck to you...I'm loving my new tablet so far.
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If I get any kindle books I convert them to epub using calibre on my computer and then I load them on to my Samsung galaxy tab sch-i800 and read them with Aldiko or nook. Aldiko is nice because it lets you customize the font and print size and nook is good because it lets you enlarge pictures or maps.
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I had archos 70 wich is a pretty much the same as 101 except for the screen size. Curently I have g tablet. Imho g tablet is a way better if you are ready to install a rooted android on it thus voiding warranty. I recommend vegan. But if you are not a technical person then 101 may be better for you since it works well out of the box.
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The aspect ratio is different from most 7" tablets so typical screen covers won't fit. It measures 7" x ~5.5", too wide for standard covers, You may have to buy a 9" or 10" cover and cut it down. I use mine everyday and I have to say whatever material they use on the screen it's very durable without a cover. I've dropped it, slid it in and out of backpacks and other crowded bags, used rubber and metal capacitance stylus' on it. Regardless of treatment, it buffs to out-of-box new with just a microfiber cloth. I stopped looking for a screen cover because it never needed one. I did eventually get an inexpensive hardcover for about $10 at Big Lots but that was mainly for the easel function rather than protection. The exception may be useage at construction sites where finger swipes may contain sand or other grit, but I don't know.
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Download the ebook reader app "Aldiko" or try "Laputa" both support epub ebook format and are very nice little reading apps you can get for free. I didn't like the Kindle app for this device as it never allowed me to just go straight into the book I was reading or the front of my Kindle page but instead would prompt me to register or put in my username and password and tell me that I have to be online to use it. I wanted an ebook reading app I could use offline and Kindle wasn't/isn't it. But, Aldiko and Laputa are two very fine ereading apps that support epub and let me read while not online.
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I just took mine outside, It is a little difficult to read in bright light, as far as the ebooks, that are on a white background, it is much better. Hope that helps!
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Hi. This is the 505. If you read my review, you will notice that my first comment is regarding how difficult it is to find it in amazon.com as "Sony Reader 505". I searched in way too many sites and finally I found it in amazon as "ebook reader 6IN". come on !!!... I wonder why Amazon is trying to hide it from us. Could it be that they dont'want competition? If anyone knows let me know.... enrique (very happy Sony reader owner for 3+ months with 3+ books already finished - Sony store and PDFs)
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You mention you use eBooks, so I'm curious. How many eBooks can you fit on this device?
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I downloaded the different readers--I feel the same way. Getting used to reading on the little screen, well, it is nice to read in the dark with the lights off. I am now trying to get used to reading with the scroll function (it goes too slow, and then, when I want to reread a passage, it still takes some thought on how to stop the scrolling).
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Which epub reader? Do you mean from Cruz Market that is on Cruz reader or is this something you did from a PC? I want to read my epub books too but not having luck with Aldiko.