Flips are available on DSiware and they are a form of eBooks and seem alright on the DS, it would be nice though just to have some kind of eReader where you could just use your own txt files off of the SD card with a few simple layouts and fonts etc.
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Kindle is awesome because of the ink technology and reading out in sunlight. The Ipad is awesome because of the presentation, the color of the pages, and the feeling of turning a page. Both of them are awesome because they are big enough to have a whole page on one screen. I don't think I would ever choose to read a book on a screen that has maybe a paragraph on it. But a collection of children's books might be a good idea. They could animate the whole thing on the top screen, and have a narrator read the words on the bottom screen.
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No Thanks. I don't want to read books on my 3DS for the same reason I don't want to play games on my Kindle. The screen on the Kindle looks like paper, the screen on the 3DS would not look like paper.
I doubt they would do children's books in 3D with all the warnings Nintendo has put out, though I admit it would be cool. I'm not worried about the screen resolution, but I don't like the fact that one screen is bigger than the other. If you were holding it like a book, you would expect text of the same size to be on both screens. Even if the touchscreen were used in other ways, I really don't think it would be an ideal reading experience.
Honestly, my favorite reading device is the book. I know it's not the most environmentally-sound, but I like the fact that I can drop it on the floor and can still read it. If I drop it in the toilet, it doesn't cost too much to replace it and I might even be able to snag a copy from the library to finish it. While it is true that my 3DS shares these weaknesses with the Kindle, I haven't found a way to play videogames on a paperback.
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The 3DS resolution, contrary to the DS, is great for reading. You can even do it in 3D. The different options with the dual screen is also exciting. Hopefully they do something like that. Kindle is not in color, I wouldn't say it's superior in any way. I like my Kindle, and I like the ink technology, but Amazon could do it very simply. Also the other formats.
How would the 3DS be any better or worse than the original DS at reading books? The only difference is that the two screens are different sizes, which makes things more awkward if anything. Does the prospect of having a gap between the two screens so that some text is cut off and stretched onto the next page sound enticing to you (that is a serious question)? 3D offers absolutely no benefit for black and white text. None. Unless visuals are involved, in which case the battery life wouldn't be nearly up to par with most eReaders. 3DS was not designed with eBooks in mind, and that's probably for the best.
If any DS would be ideal for an eBook reader, it would be the DSiXL (which is still questionable).
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And what is a "gimmick" really? Is it what skeptics call a technology before it catches on?
"to equip or embellish with unnecessary features, especially in order to increase salability, acceptance, etc. (often followed by up) : to gimmick up a sports car with chrome and racing stripes." For example, making black text into 3D would be a gimmick. It's unnecessary and adds nothing. The most inventive thing you could do with that is make certain words stand out, but that's what italics, bold, and larger font sizes are for. Another example would be the WiiRemote usage in Donkey Kong Country Returns. Shaking the controller is less accurate than a button press in order to roll, and many people have difficulty with the game already.
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Uh, okay if you can get 10 hours with ds games,...
You can get a maximum of 5-8 hours on the lowest settings and everything unnecessary turned off, not 10. Just sayin'.
i only have a 3Ds and it would be nice if i could read text files on my 3DS via an app. if you dont like it. dont use it^^ i would pay money for it. /thread
If you like reading, then this is a must-have device. Because eBooks are cheaper than paper books (typically) on Kindle, you end up getting that $100 investment back pretty quickly. I know my Kindle has saved me a few hundred dollars in books.
Who said anything about wanting the actual text to be 3D? although it would be neat(depending) if some of the text was styalised, colorful and trippy. But It's about experiencing the Art/work visuals in 3D. That alone makes the 3DS special in that regard, since the Kindle and I Pad aren't capable of that.
The guy Scypher replied to said exactly that.
99 per cent of the books out there worth reading don't have artwork or visuals. Once again, if you're actually going to use an eReader, get a proper one, or an iPad. The 1 per cent of books that the 3DS might not suck so badly at are hardly an argument that the 3DS' quality as an eReader is comparable to the 3DS or iPad.
it would be nice if we could have a thread that didn't wind up devolving into snide insults and people dismissing each other as fanboys just for disagreeing with each other's opinions. stop it, please, all of you.
as for eBooks on the 3DS, i wouldn't mind seeing them give it a shot. the more stuff out there for us to download and try, the better IMO.
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It would be nice, though the Kindle would have the 3DS beat in terms of being able to use it outside more easily. The Kindle can display text in the sun just like a real book, with no glare. The 3DS wouldn't be able to do that, unfortunately.
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Didn't someone here say he actually likes comics on a PSP or something? That would be awesome on the 3DS. Kindle is, sadlly, ugly. You can't get color on the cover even. You know all the novels have color covers, and they actually have layers, so that pop-up effect will also be perfect on the 3DS. It is rumored that Amazon will soon finally reveal a color Kindle though. Also, many books have drawings, including adult ones - as mentioned, the classic Alice in Wonderland. Kindle also is not cheap. Kindle (Wi-Fi, 6") is available for $139. Kindle 3G (Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6") is available for $189. Kindle DX (Free 3G, 9.7") is available for $379.
Kindle is also tedious. Let's say you want to use a buillt in dictionary, you have to move the cursor to the word. No tap or stylus.
It's best for books that their copyright expired (which means they should be free. Normally, 70 years after an author's death) and for new books. Of course used books are actually cheaper in physical form - normally you will get them for ~$3 on used book-stores, where in Kindle they will cost at least $7.99.
A cheap ($100) device that almost perfectly recreates the quality of text on real paper. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HFS6Z0/ref=kindlesu-1 If you like reading, then this is a must-have device. Because eBooks are cheaper than paper books (typically) on Kindle
100$ is not cheap for me. i dont wanna buy books. i wanna read my own text files on my 3DS. i never buy books. i wanna be able to read my downloaded files on my 3DS you know? i wont pay 100$ for that
If anything i'd say bring them as DSiWare in the way books were represented in 100 Classic Book Collection. While not being a huge reader i tried that and liked to be able to turn the page with the d-pad. I also found it comfy to be able to hold it in one hand without it being to heavy. I'm not sure i'd buy individual books though since i seldom take the time for reading.
the books in that collection can be read for free on the internet. if the writer of a book is dead for 100years te book gtes free i think. something like that...
ebook, im not sure. id rather have a real book in my hands anyway.
but a text file reader would be essential. how many times i need a FAQ or a text file to keep track of things in my favourite rpgs.
or even have a quick access to phone numbers, road informations, shopping list,etc... notepad for 3ds ! and a quick access just like the notes or the web browser
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