Digital Books

**Bearsy** · 04-22-2009, 10:51 PM

I'm thinking of getting one. But I don't want one that I can't upload my pirated books onto... best one?

myxomatosis · 04-22-2009, 11:07 PM

Guess I'm a purist but I think this would drive me nuts.

I'm also for vinyl mixing instead of the digital deals, go figure. Something to be said for tangibility I guess.

Xil · 04-23-2009, 09:24 PM

I've been wondering the same myself..

bmac · 04-23-2009, 09:25 PM

is it going to read to you too?

al-Mu'akhkhir · 04-23-2009, 09:30 PM

There's got to be some way to hack drm'd ebooks.. Most drm's have been hacked, have they not? Anyways these ebooks look cool and futuristic... On that Jetsons tip.

Xil · 04-23-2009, 09:49 PM

taking out the drm seems like it would be easy...just 'scan' the pages and run an ocr over them.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 04-23-2009, 10:42 PM

... huh? you do realize there's nothing to be scanned here right?

this is all intangible information being displayed on a small thing which i guess resembles a book. which i don't think would scan at all or very well... wtf?

Xil · 04-23-2009, 10:58 PM

thats why i put scan in the little mini quotes.

its kind of like how you can unlock itunes drmed music by 'listening' to it really fast with itunes and recording the output.
If the file is on a computer then you can scan by screenshotting, although more likely it would jsut be handled behind the scenes. if its on one of those devices im sure theres a way you could just do a flash dump onto a computer (although it might require some soldering/knowing what your doing)

Xil · 04-23-2009, 10:59 PM

By the way, it doesnt resemble a book. Its more like an etch-a-sketch both in form and function. easier on the eyes i've been told.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 04-23-2009, 11:02 PM

i dunno i dont think that the books are displayed as images, and to convert (by hand, i suppose) images to ebook files would take ages.

I would also assume that the ebooks only accept a proprietary file format, the ones I've looked at seem to have the feature of downloading ebooks via wifi or internet or something, so...

im just theorizing really.

Dell Brandstone · 04-23-2009, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearsy

I'm thinking of getting one. But I don't want one that I can't upload my pirated books onto... best one?

where are you pirating books from? damn things are expensive to buy digital or paper.

**Bearsy** · 04-23-2009, 11:34 PM

Check out my upload an ebook thread

Xil · 04-23-2009, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HYPERFUKBOT

i dunno i dont think that the books are displayed as images, and to convert (by hand, i suppose) images to ebook files would take ages.

I would also assume that the ebooks only accept a proprietary file format, the ones I've looked at seem to have the feature of downloading ebooks via wifi or internet or something, so...

im just theorizing really.

as am i...

im just waiting for a cheap ebook reader that just hooks up via usb and reads pdfs and txts. im looking at you chinese knock-off factories!

al-Mu'akhkhir · 04-24-2009, 01:06 AM

i think i've seen ones that support CF cards.. which is ideal really. you can just have like 16 gb of books goin around with you... text is really not that big in file size although i dont know alot about ebooks and how much space they take up but

shakeNbake06 · 04-24-2009, 05:03 AM

I was lookin up on this thing called the 'kindle 2' and it looks pretty awesome. its as thinner than a magazine, can hold thousands of books, battery lasts days, or weeks with the wireless off and it has built in wifi so you can instantly download newspapers/magazines/books instantly. it costs about 400$.... Thinking about buying one, but the books are like 10 bucks. shit they should be free if you spent 400 fucking dollars on the damn thing.. It's weird though because just recently I've started to read books.. Reading never interested me until AFTER high school.. In school I would never read, literally..ever, I despised it . For school book reports, I would either download the entire report online, or do a report on a book that had a movie to it and watch the movie lol. I probably read about 3 full books all throughout high school..pretty sad huh.. wish i wasn't so fucking add and uninterested in everything.. wasted a lot of time slacking. but anyway here's this awesome little book reading thing- Amazon.com: Kindle 2: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation): Kindle Store

my_scatterheart · 04-24-2009, 05:42 AM

I like real books and always will.
They smell nice, they feel nice, and they read much mo bettuh.
No more screenssssssss

shakeNbake06 · 04-24-2009, 07:11 AM

naw, it's nothing at all like reading from a computer screen. It actually has a natural looking, paper-like screen that uses "electronic-ink display technology" with the appearance and readability of printed paper. It reflects light like paper, and uses no backlighting, eliminating all glare. The text actually almost looks BETTER than an ordinary book. Plus with a book you have to hold it open and stuff.. that sucks

Dell Brandstone · 04-24-2009, 07:21 AM

yeah, i think i would still like an ordinary paper book better, but that thing would be handy, and nice to have. did not know there was an ebook thread.

shakeNbake06 · 04-24-2009, 07:51 AM

it's 2009 man, in the far distant future, i bet ordinary paper books will all be in antique stores and museums.. but maybe not?

myxomatosis · 04-24-2009, 11:51 AM

I'm gonna go with maybe not.

04-22-2009, 11:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 4,121 Thanks: 874 Thanked 884 Times in 574 Posts	Guess I'm a purist but I think this would drive me nuts. I'm also for vinyl mixing instead of the digital deals, go figure. Something to be said for tangibility I guess. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11)

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04-23-2009, 09:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
al-Mu'akhkhir Vem Para Ficar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in some pussy Posts: 3,265 Thanks: 500 Thanked 351 Times in 270 Posts	There's got to be some way to hack drm'd ebooks.. Most drm's have been hacked, have they not? Anyways these ebooks look cool and futuristic... On that Jetsons tip. __________________

04-23-2009, 09:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Xil OD'ing on sobriety Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mizzura Posts: 3,292 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 993 Thanked 1,108 Times in 687 Posts	taking out the drm seems like it would be easy...just 'scan' the pages and run an ocr over them. __________________ Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so get wasted all the time and have the time of your life

04-23-2009, 10:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
al-Mu'akhkhir Vem Para Ficar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in some pussy Posts: 3,265 Thanks: 500 Thanked 351 Times in 270 Posts	... huh? you do realize there's nothing to be scanned here right? this is all intangible information being displayed on a small thing which i guess resembles a book. which i don't think would scan at all or very well... wtf? __________________

04-23-2009, 10:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Xil OD'ing on sobriety Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mizzura Posts: 3,292 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 993 Thanked 1,108 Times in 687 Posts	thats why i put scan in the little mini quotes. its kind of like how you can unlock itunes drmed music by 'listening' to it really fast with itunes and recording the output. If the file is on a computer then you can scan by screenshotting, although more likely it would jsut be handled behind the scenes. if its on one of those devices im sure theres a way you could just do a flash dump onto a computer (although it might require some soldering/knowing what your doing) __________________ Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so get wasted all the time and have the time of your life

04-23-2009, 10:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Xil OD'ing on sobriety Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mizzura Posts: 3,292 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 993 Thanked 1,108 Times in 687 Posts	By the way, it doesnt resemble a book. Its more like an etch-a-sketch both in form and function. easier on the eyes i've been told. __________________ Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so get wasted all the time and have the time of your life

04-23-2009, 11:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
al-Mu'akhkhir Vem Para Ficar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in some pussy Posts: 3,265 Thanks: 500 Thanked 351 Times in 270 Posts	i dunno i dont think that the books are displayed as images, and to convert (by hand, i suppose) images to ebook files would take ages. I would also assume that the ebooks only accept a proprietary file format, the ones I've looked at seem to have the feature of downloading ebooks via wifi or internet or something, so... im just theorizing really. __________________

04-24-2009, 01:06 AM	#14 (permalink)
al-Mu'akhkhir Vem Para Ficar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in some pussy Posts: 3,265 Thanks: 500 Thanked 351 Times in 270 Posts	i think i've seen ones that support CF cards.. which is ideal really. you can just have like 16 gb of books goin around with you... text is really not that big in file size although i dont know alot about ebooks and how much space they take up but __________________

04-24-2009, 05:03 AM	#15 (permalink)
shakeNbake06 Old School Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 368 Thanks: 21 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts	I was lookin up on this thing called the 'kindle 2' and it looks pretty awesome. its as thinner than a magazine, can hold thousands of books, battery lasts days, or weeks with the wireless off and it has built in wifi so you can instantly download newspapers/magazines/books instantly. it costs about 400$.... Thinking about buying one, but the books are like 10 bucks. shit they should be free if you spent 400 fucking dollars on the damn thing.. It's weird though because just recently I've started to read books.. Reading never interested me until AFTER high school.. In school I would never read, literally..ever, I despised it . For school book reports, I would either download the entire report online, or do a report on a book that had a movie to it and watch the movie lol. I probably read about 3 full books all throughout high school..pretty sad huh.. wish i wasn't so fucking add and uninterested in everything.. wasted a lot of time slacking. but anyway here's this awesome little book reading thing- Amazon.com: Kindle 2: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation): Kindle Store

04-24-2009, 05:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
my_scatterheart Today, I am alive. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 4,061 Thanks: 1,300 Thanked 2,713 Times in 1,579 Posts	I like real books and always will. They smell nice, they feel nice, and they read much mo bettuh. No more screenssssssss __________________ Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega

04-24-2009, 07:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
shakeNbake06 Old School Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 368 Thanks: 21 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts	naw, it's nothing at all like reading from a computer screen. It actually has a natural looking, paper-like screen that uses "electronic-ink display technology" with the appearance and readability of printed paper. It reflects light like paper, and uses no backlighting, eliminating all glare. The text actually almost looks BETTER than an ordinary book. Plus with a book you have to hold it open and stuff.. that sucks

04-24-2009, 07:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
shakeNbake06 Old School Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 368 Thanks: 21 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts	it's 2009 man, in the far distant future, i bet ordinary paper books will all be in antique stores and museums.. but maybe not?

04-24-2009, 11:51 AM	#20 (permalink)
myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 4,121 Thanks: 874 Thanked 884 Times in 574 Posts	I'm gonna go with maybe not. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11)

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