eInk is a bit slow so the display might lag a bit behind the touchscreen but aside from that it should be great for notes. I heard that syncing the notes to your PC isn't very easy, though, and there is no handwriting recognition.
This eBook can be used as a normal PDA on which to take notes, write or draw as if on a normal sheet of paper? I do not care to use it to read books, but as "electronic agenda"? Thanks for your reply!
For those getting so wound up about this, I did my degree in Literature where note taking was a must. However, I did this not in the book but paper with the page number. Only possible quotes would be underlined. I always hated defacing books. Uni library books couldn't be marked without fear of a fine, so NOTETAKING was an academic art back then.
In the long run, obviously more functionalities will be added in to the e-reader, and making notes just one of them. I mean, the only reason that they didnot make this into a PDA is that the refreshing rate of it is too slow
Wonderful product. The future has arrived! Nice review, thanks! It helped me decide between the PRS-700 and the PRS-505. I decided on the 700 and it's arriving today!!!
I agree. If one buys an ereader to read grocery store trash novels, then annotations is usually not needed. But, some of us are hoping ereaders would evolve with better annotation techniques. I'm a sociologist/anthropologist and a lot of my journal articles can now be found in PDF format. It would be great if i could annotate these files.
I don't agree. When I read a regular book, I always (ALWAYS) annotate it, mark it, underline, etc. Ever heard of marginalia? I do that too. What a lot of ereaders lack is a good way to annotate text.
eInk is a bit slow so the display might lag a bit behind the touchscreen but aside from that it should be great for notes. I heard that syncing the notes to your PC isn't very easy, though, and there is no handwriting recognition.
Halbmond 2 years ago
This eBook can be used as a normal PDA on which to take notes, write or draw as if on a normal sheet of paper? I do not care to use it to read books, but as "electronic agenda"? Thanks for your reply!
BrunoApple94 2 years ago
holds 300 books on internal drive? that is 1200 less than the kindle
\and no daily newspapers?
johnmonk66 2 years ago
Colour screen will be next.
Deddinsyde 2 years ago
What's up with the emo hairdo?
thibaulthalpern 2 years ago 2
For those getting so wound up about this, I did my degree in Literature where note taking was a must. However, I did this not in the book but paper with the page number. Only possible quotes would be underlined. I always hated defacing books. Uni library books couldn't be marked without fear of a fine, so NOTETAKING was an academic art back then.
muskndusk 2 years ago
In the long run, obviously more functionalities will be added in to the e-reader, and making notes just one of them. I mean, the only reason that they didnot make this into a PDA is that the refreshing rate of it is too slow
johnwhiteway 2 years ago
Wonderful product. The future has arrived! Nice review, thanks! It helped me decide between the PRS-700 and the PRS-505. I decided on the 700 and it's arriving today!!!
dragonbone5000 2 years ago
I agree. If one buys an ereader to read grocery store trash novels, then annotations is usually not needed. But, some of us are hoping ereaders would evolve with better annotation techniques. I'm a sociologist/anthropologist and a lot of my journal articles can now be found in PDF format. It would be great if i could annotate these files.
thibaulthalpern 2 years ago
I don't agree. When I read a regular book, I always (ALWAYS) annotate it, mark it, underline, etc. Ever heard of marginalia? I do that too. What a lot of ereaders lack is a good way to annotate text.
thibaulthalpern 2 years ago