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Amazon's Kindle + 4th Edition

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#1
dustin_000
Dec 22, 2007 22:31:27 A month ago 1 person mentioned the Kindle.

I would especially love it if it had the 3.0 and 3.5 books.

The number of times I've gone looking for a rule in the PHB and then realize later it's in the DMG or MM (for example: poison stat damage recovery).

It would be nice to have one search box to type into and it would find the rule, no matter which book it was in.

I don't care about lack of color, I just need to be able to quickly find and read the rules. (Printing out small chunks, like the details of complex spells for player spell books would be very nice.)
#2
sorvani
Dec 23, 2007 8:43:51
A month ago 1 person mentioned the Kindle.

I would especially love it if it had the 3.0 and 3.5 books.

The number of times I've gone looking for a rule in the PHB and then realize later it's in the DMG or MM (for example: poison stat damage recovery).

It would be nice to have one search box to type into and it would find the rule, no matter which book it was in.

I don't care about lack of color, I just need to be able to quickly find and read the rules. (Printing out small chunks, like the details of complex spells for player spell books would be very nice.)

I personally have a Sony reader, and had a Sony Librié before that. The Librié had a qwerty pad like the kindle does. They are great for novel reading, but the current level of e-paper technology makes searching not very user friendly.

Whether I am gaming online or on a table, I game with a laptop, and I have purchased a few PDF books, but usually I am searching on the online SRD.

Granted I can use Acrobat to search all open PDF files too so that is similar, but I don't own THAT many PDF files. Though I expect to in 4e.
#3
trolane_dup
Jun 08, 2008 12:07:49 i would buy a kindle in a heartbeat if i could get dnd books on it.
#4
trolane_dup
Jun 23, 2008 9:54:50 Bought the kindle. It's awesome.
Downloaded some PDF versions of the 4.0 books and tried converting but they don't convert well due to the messed up layouts WOTC makes of their books instead of just free flowing text.
#5
the_redbeard
Jun 24, 2008 0:48:34 I use pdf's on my tablet, and search that way.

I bought it used, so I actually it's cheaper than the kindle...
Helluva lot shorter battery though. :p
#6
gizmoiscariot
Jun 24, 2008 0:51:58
I use pdf's on my tablet, and search that way.

I bought it used, so I actually it's cheaper than the kindle...
Helluva lot shorter battery though. :p

I suspect you can do a hell of a lot more with the tablet tho.
#7
Phobos
Jun 24, 2008 11:07:15 If I received a kindle for free, I'm still not sure I'd use it.

Talk to me when its color and natively supports PDF..a.nd if I had to buy it, drop $200
#8
flaya-flav
Jun 27, 2008 13:32:21 I thought Kindles could do PDF. Can they not?

~FF~
#9
trolane_dup
Jun 27, 2008 15:05:08 it can do pdf,s but it converts them into a free flow text document and it doesn't work well for things formatted like reference books. Charts and images get all out of alignment.
#10
trolane_dup
Jun 27, 2008 15:11:25
If I received a kindle for free, I'm still not sure I'd use it.

Talk to me when its color and natively supports PDF..a.nd if I had to buy it, drop $200

The big benefit of the kindle is the fact it's easier to read than a book and the battery life. You won't get that with color. the display doesnt use power when it's not doing anything.

native support for pdf the way they look would be nice but honestly i doubt it will ever happen since pdfs rarely ever fit on a huge screen as 1 page nevermind a small screen.
#11
redcard
Jul 01, 2008 8:52:48 I own a Sony Reader. Love that thing. Read tons of books on it. But.. none of the ebook devices are really made for reference books, which is what D&D books are. Sure, if you want to read a D&D novel, get an e-ink device. If you want to have some fast and easy way to get information.. don't.

The search is NOT fast, the page rendering is a second or two per page, etc. It's not BAD for reading.. but it's not useful for research.
#12
decivre
Jul 05, 2008 8:38:03
If I received a kindle for free, I'm still not sure I'd use it.

Talk to me when its color and natively supports PDF..a.nd if I had to buy it, drop $200

Talk to me when color screen ebook devices can last over a week on battery and come with a lifetime no-fee subscription to an online network accessible by Sprint cell phone towers.

I prefer the kindle because of all that, anyday.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 dustin_000 Dec 22, 2007 22:31:27	A month ago 1 person mentioned the Kindle. I would especially love it if it had the 3.0 and 3.5 books. The number of times I've gone looking for a rule in the PHB and then realize later it's in the DMG or MM (for example: poison stat damage recovery). It would be nice to have one search box to type into and it would find the rule, no matter which book it was in. I don't care about lack of color, I just need to be able to quickly find and read the rules. (Printing out small chunks, like the details of complex spells for player spell books would be very nice.)
#2 sorvani Dec 23, 2007 8:43:51	A month ago 1 person mentioned the Kindle. I would especially love it if it had the 3.0 and 3.5 books. The number of times I've gone looking for a rule in the PHB and then realize later it's in the DMG or MM (for example: poison stat damage recovery). It would be nice to have one search box to type into and it would find the rule, no matter which book it was in. I don't care about lack of color, I just need to be able to quickly find and read the rules. (Printing out small chunks, like the details of complex spells for player spell books would be very nice.) I personally have a Sony reader, and had a Sony Librié before that. The Librié had a qwerty pad like the kindle does. They are great for novel reading, but the current level of e-paper technology makes searching not very user friendly. Whether I am gaming online or on a table, I game with a laptop, and I have purchased a few PDF books, but usually I am searching on the online SRD. Granted I can use Acrobat to search all open PDF files too so that is similar, but I don't own THAT many PDF files. Though I expect to in 4e.
#3 trolane_dup Jun 08, 2008 12:07:49	i would buy a kindle in a heartbeat if i could get dnd books on it.
#4 trolane_dup Jun 23, 2008 9:54:50	Bought the kindle. It's awesome. Downloaded some PDF versions of the 4.0 books and tried converting but they don't convert well due to the messed up layouts WOTC makes of their books instead of just free flowing text.
#5 the_redbeard Jun 24, 2008 0:48:34	I use pdf's on my tablet, and search that way. I bought it used, so I actually it's cheaper than the kindle... Helluva lot shorter battery though. :p
#6 gizmoiscariot Jun 24, 2008 0:51:58	I use pdf's on my tablet, and search that way. I bought it used, so I actually it's cheaper than the kindle... Helluva lot shorter battery though. :p I suspect you can do a hell of a lot more with the tablet tho.
#7 Phobos Jun 24, 2008 11:07:15	If I received a kindle for free, I'm still not sure I'd use it. Talk to me when its color and natively supports PDF..a.nd if I had to buy it, drop $200
#8 flaya-flav Jun 27, 2008 13:32:21	I thought Kindles could do PDF. Can they not? ~FF~
#9 trolane_dup Jun 27, 2008 15:05:08	it can do pdf,s but it converts them into a free flow text document and it doesn't work well for things formatted like reference books. Charts and images get all out of alignment.
#10 trolane_dup Jun 27, 2008 15:11:25	If I received a kindle for free, I'm still not sure I'd use it. Talk to me when its color and natively supports PDF..a.nd if I had to buy it, drop $200 The big benefit of the kindle is the fact it's easier to read than a book and the battery life. You won't get that with color. the display doesnt use power when it's not doing anything. native support for pdf the way they look would be nice but honestly i doubt it will ever happen since pdfs rarely ever fit on a huge screen as 1 page nevermind a small screen.
#11 redcard Jul 01, 2008 8:52:48	I own a Sony Reader. Love that thing. Read tons of books on it. But.. none of the ebook devices are really made for reference books, which is what D&D books are. Sure, if you want to read a D&D novel, get an e-ink device. If you want to have some fast and easy way to get information.. don't. The search is NOT fast, the page rendering is a second or two per page, etc. It's not BAD for reading.. but it's not useful for research.
#12 decivre Jul 05, 2008 8:38:03	If I received a kindle for free, I'm still not sure I'd use it. Talk to me when its color and natively supports PDF..a.nd if I had to buy it, drop $200 Talk to me when color screen ebook devices can last over a week on battery and come with a lifetime no-fee subscription to an online network accessible by Sprint cell phone towers. I prefer the kindle because of all that, anyday.