[Wylug-discuss] advice on ebook reader or similar...

[Richard Ibbotson]

On Thursday 22 September 2011 13:28:27 Smylers wrote:
> Sorry if these are a silly questions, but I've only heard of
> Android being a mobile phone OS. Are there any e-ink devices which
> are Android- based? And does using an Android device mean having
> to download the e-books over a mobile phone data connection rather
> than using wi-fi?

It's a lot like using Linux on the desktop.  I use mine at home with a 
wired network and wi-fi.  Great for travelling.  Use it anywhere.  The 
ebook reader software looks just about the same on both Android and 
Linux.  You can do a lot with Android without paying for software.

> We'd only be interested in buying a device with a one-off purchase
> where any downloads go through our existing broadband connection,
> not committing ourselves to further data charges. And from what
> you and others have said, it's only the e-ink which makes a device
> a viable alternative to reading physical books.

Don't know if I agree with Dave about that.  For outdoor use in bright 
light probably but my Android device just about does that anyway.  I 
think if I was a GPL person who wanted GPL'd Android I might look at 
Maemo as well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yri4qOfP8T0
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/10/27/1335227/Comparing-the-
Freedoms-Offered-By-Maemo-and-Android

-- 
Richard