X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 19:52:21 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from QMTA13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.243] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3642404 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 14 May 2009 14:02:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.243; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from OMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.28]) by QMTA13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id rPsP1b0080cQ2SLADW27mq; Thu, 14 May 2009 18:02:07 +0000 Received: from [10.128.90.251] ([75.151.125.133]) by OMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id rW241b00V2soXEK8WW25sN; Thu, 14 May 2009 18:02:07 +0000 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.17.0.090302 X-Original-Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 11:02:02 -0700 Subject: Readerplates not yet available on the Kindle DX but may be in the future.... From: John Hafen X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-ID: Thread-Topic: Readerplates not yet available on the Kindle DX but may be in the future.... Thread-Index: AcnUvhUfZBXGXKyrPkKR0JYPrRniuQ== In-Reply-To: <4A0C5549.1080600@readerplates.com> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3325143725_397686" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3325143725_397686 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Based on the fact that ReaderPlates are available now on the Sony, I went out and got a Sony so I can have every approach plate in the US, current, for $9.95 per month. The display is small, but the tiny package is lightweight and still very readable. Totally readable in direct daylight. It beats carrying all the paper. Now someone just needs to turn off the ice storms over Seattle so I dare fly..... John Hafen IVP 413AJ 120 hours and still smiling! ------ Forwarded Message > From: Reader Plates Support > Organization: Reader Plates LLC > Reply-To: > Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 12:30:49 -0500 > To: John Hafen > Subject: Re: Do you or will you support the Kindle DX with ReaderPlates? > > Thanks for your interest. Reader Plates are currently available only for the > Sony PRS-505, and are specifically formatted for that device. > > We are very excited about the new Kindle DX. It could be a great additional > platform for Reader Plates and we will be evaluating one as soon as possible. > Upon a favorable evaluation we plan to develop a new version of Reader Plates > tailored for the Kindle DX. > > In the meantime, we believe the Sony PRS-505 is the best e-book reader > available for Reader Plates. It offers a very good value now, and in the > future it can serve as a convenient backup for existing customers that upgrade > to a new reader. > > Reader Plates Support > Reader Plates LLC > > > John Hafen wrote: >> Do you or will you support the Kindle DX with ReaderPlates? Do you or will >> you support the Kindle DX? >> >> John Hafen >> Seattle, WA >> >> >> The latest in the Kindle line of e-book readers -- the new model sells for >> $489 -- was unveiled at a news conference today at Pace University by Amazon >> CEO Jeff Bezos. The emphasis was on how this new e-reader would allow college >> students to easily carry and access textbooks, and how ideal it is for >> larger-format periodicals such as newspapers and magazines. >> >> I was able to briefly try out a Kindle DX, and while there are some >> interesting new features, it isn't as revolutionary as its promoters might >> like us to think. >> >> The Kindle DX is indeed larger than the Kindle 2: The new model measures 10.4 >> inches by 7.2 inches by .38 inches thick. (The Kindle 2 checks in at the same >> thickness, but is 2.4 inches shorter and 1.9 inches narrower.) The DX has a >> 9.7-in. diagonal screen; the Kindle 2 has a 6-in. display. And at 18.9 >> ounces, it weighs nearly twice as much as the smaller version. >> >> Not only does the DX have a larger screen, it also has a slightly better one. >> The new 824-by-1200 pixel display shows text at 150 dpi; the Kindle 2 >> displays up to 600 pixels by 800 pixels at 167 dpi. But without being able to >> compare the two models side by side, the difference in quality wasn't >> immediately evident. >> >> The large display makes browsing a bit easier, but otherwise, the Kindle >> browser has not changed -- it is still somewhat awkward to use. (Maybe this >> explains why you still access the browser by clicking on the category labeled >> "Experimental.") >> >> Despite the added weight, the Kindle DX is as comfortable to handle as its >> smaller predecessor. In fact, I found the keyboard, which is now somewhat >> larger and allows for more space between the keys, easier to work with; When >> I used it for a couple of searches, I get nearly the number of typos I did >> with the Kindle. >> >> There are a few other physical differences. The device's control buttons are >> all on the right-hand side of the screen. (In the smaller Kindle, the "Prev >> Page" and a second "Next Page" button are on the left side.) However, lefties >> need not despair; the Kindle DX features a nifty auto-rotate feature, so that >> by flipping the device upside down, all your buttons are on the left-hand >> side. But you'll have to cope, of course, with upside down button labels. > ------ End of Forwarded Message --B_3325143725_397686 Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Readerplates not yet available on the Kindle DX but may be in the fu= ture....
Based on the fact that ReaderPlates are available now on the Sony, I went o= ut and got a Sony so I can have every approach plate in the US, current, for= $9.95 per month.

The display is small, but the tiny package is lightweight and still very re= adable.  Totally readable in direct daylight.  It beats carrying a= ll the paper.

Now someone just needs to turn off the ice storms over Seattle so I dare fl= y.....

John Hafen
IVP 413AJ 120 hours and still smiling!


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<= SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:11pt'>From: Reader Plates Support <jlemberger@readerplates.com>
Organization: Reader Plates LLC
Reply-To: <support@readerplate= s.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 12:30:49 -0500
To: John Hafen <j.hafen@comcast.net= >
Subject: Re: Do you or will you support the Kindle DX with ReaderPla= tes?

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<= SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:11pt'>Thanks for your interest. Reader Plates are curr= ently available only for the Sony PRS-505, and are specifically formatted fo= r that device.

We are very excited about the new Kindle DX. It could be a great additional= platform for Reader Plates and we will be evaluating one as soon as possibl= e. Upon a favorable evaluation we plan to develop a new version of Reader Pl= ates tailored for the Kindle DX.

In the meantime, we believe the Sony PRS-505 is the best e-book reader avai= lable for Reader Plates. It offers a very good value now, and in the future = it can serve as a convenient backup for existing customers that upgrade to a= new reader.

Reader Plates Support=
Reader Plates LLC <http://readerpl= ates.com>


John Hafen wrote:
<= SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:11pt'> Do you or will you support the Kindle DX with R= eaderPlates? Do you or will you support the Kindle DX?
 
John Hafen
Seattle, WA
 
 
 The latest in the Kindle line of e-book rea= ders -- the new model sells for $489 -- was unveiled at a news co= nference today at Pace University by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The emphasis was= on how this new e-reader would allow college students to easily carry and a= ccess textbooks, and how ideal it is for larger-format periodicals such as n= ewspapers and magazines.
 
I was able to briefly try out a Kindle DX, and while there are some interes= ting new features, it isn't as revolutionary as its promoters might like us = to think.
 
The Kindle DX is indeed larger than the Kindle 2: The new model measures 10= .4 inches by 7.2 inches by .38 inches thick. (The Kindle 2 checks in at the = same thickness, but is 2.4 inches shorter and 1.9 inches narrower.) The DX h= as a 9.7-in. diagonal screen; the Kindle 2 has a 6-in. display. And at 18.9 = ounces, it weighs nearly twice as much as the smaller version.
 
Not only does the DX have a larger screen, it also has a slightly better on= e. The new 824-by-1200 pixel display shows text at 150 dpi; the Kindle 2 dis= plays up to 600 pixels by 800 pixels at 167 dpi. But without being able to c= ompare the two models side by side, the difference in quality wasn't immedia= tely evident.
 
The large display makes browsing a bit easier, but otherwise, the Kindle br= owser has not changed -- it is still somewhat awkward to use. (Maybe this ex= plains why you still access the browser by clicking on the category labeled = "Experimental.")
 
Despite the added weight, the Kindle DX is as comfortable to handle as its = smaller predecessor. In fact, I found the keyboard, which is now somewhat la= rger and allows for more space between the keys, easier to work with; When I= used it for a couple of searches, I get nearly the number of typos I did wi= th the Kindle.
 
There are a few other physical differences. The device's control buttons ar= e all on the right-hand side of the screen. (In the smaller Kindle, the &quo= t;Prev Page" and a second "Next Page" button are on the left = side.) However, lefties need not despair; the Kindle DX features a nifty aut= o-rotate feature, so that by flipping the device upside down, all your butto= ns are on the left-hand side. But you'll have to cope, of course, with upsid= e down button labels.
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