Comments on: Some 300,000 Stanza users via iPhones and iPod Touches: Up from 85K in about five weeks http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Christo http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-914207 Christo Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:36:13 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/23/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/#comment-914207 If you load up any ebook reader on any small screen device and just look at the page, you will say, "That is too small". But if you try to actually read a book you quickly find that the size of the screen ceases to be an issue. A colleague at work downloaded Stanza to try it out and has quickly overcome any misgivings he may have had and has read several books happily. If you load up any ebook reader on any small screen device and just look at the page, you will say, “That is too small”. But if you try to actually read a book you quickly find that the size of the screen ceases to be an issue.

A colleague at work downloaded Stanza to try it out and has quickly overcome any misgivings he may have had and has read several books happily.

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-913606 Chris Meadows Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:00:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/23/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/#comment-913606 It's funny that people keep saying the iPhone/iPod Touch's screen is too small for reading. It's about the same size as the original Palm Pilot's screen, which touched off the first watershed in e-book reading, and it has double the resolution of that one and color too. It’s funny that people keep saying the iPhone/iPod Touch’s screen is too small for reading. It’s about the same size as the original Palm Pilot’s screen, which touched off the first watershed in e-book reading, and it has double the resolution of that one and color too.

]]> By: franko http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-913589 franko Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:24:43 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/23/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/#comment-913589 i'm one of those people who downloaded stanza within the past week, and i just got around to trying it out yesterday. so far, i'm quite impressed. i love how customizable the display settings are, and there is quite a variety of books to choose from. i tried loading some of my own books (PDF fiiles -- which went pretty smoothly), and they look all right. i didn't have much time to try them out, though. i also haven't had a chance to try feedbook, but that's on my list. so far, i have to say that i like it a lot! i’m one of those people who downloaded stanza within the past week, and i just got around to trying it out yesterday. so far, i’m quite impressed. i love how customizable the display settings are, and there is quite a variety of books to choose from. i tried loading some of my own books (PDF fiiles — which went pretty smoothly), and they look all right. i didn’t have much time to try them out, though. i also haven’t had a chance to try feedbook, but that’s on my list. so far, i have to say that i like it a lot!

]]> By: Tamas Simon http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-913203 Tamas Simon Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:24:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/23/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/#comment-913203 It's free and places a lot of works at your fingertips... which is cool. I still wouldn't want to read it. DigitalReading.net used to be my website and it used to have a search feature where you could find ebooks. It was even suggested by Google's Librarian Central blog: http://librariancentral.blogspot.com/2007/02/create-google-custom-search-engine.html Since nobody used it I stopped paying 10$ per month for hosting. Now someone is sitting on the domain name... maybe they're hoping I would come back :) btw while DigitalReading Search was still active I had about 3-5 "active users" per day... It’s free and places a lot of works at your fingertips… which is cool. I still wouldn’t want to read it.

DigitalReading.net used to be my website and it used to have a search feature where you could find ebooks.
It was even suggested by Google’s Librarian Central blog:
http://librariancentral.blogspot.com/2007/02/create-google-custom-search-engine.html

Since nobody used it I stopped paying 10$ per month for hosting. Now someone is sitting on the domain name… maybe they’re hoping I would come back :)

btw while DigitalReading Search was still active I had about 3-5 “active users” per day…

]]> By: Sophie Habash http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-913179 Sophie Habash Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:35:54 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/23/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/#comment-913179 Tamas- Looking over the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284956128&mt=8" rel="nofollow">reviews at the App Store</a>, you are clearly in the minority. They are overwhelmingly positive, and the Stanza app has consistently been among the top iTunes applications since the App Store opened. Most of the reviewers that share your opinion that Stanza is "useless" are ones who say they dislike books and reading in general. And your plea to "let’s be honest" is a bit strange from someone whose posting name <a href="http://search.digitalreading.net/" rel="nofollow">links to a billboard site</a> that advertises "Credit Card Deals – Top Card Offers" and "Need Cash? Click Here for Fast Cash". Tell us, how many users of your web site are "active users"? Tamas-

Looking over the reviews at the App Store, you are clearly in the minority. They are overwhelmingly positive, and the Stanza app has consistently been among the top iTunes applications since the App Store opened. Most of the reviewers that share your opinion that Stanza is “useless” are ones who say they dislike books and reading in general.

And your plea to “let’s be honest” is a bit strange from someone whose posting name links to a billboard site that advertises “Credit Card Deals – Top Card Offers” and “Need Cash? Click Here for Fast Cash”. Tell us, how many users of your web site are “active users”?

]]> By: Tamas Simon http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-913157 Tamas Simon Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:47:59 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/23/300000-stanza-users-via-iphones-and-ipod-touches-up-from-85k-in-about-five-weeks/#comment-913157 I wonder how many of those are active users... I downloaded Stanza and even upgraded it but I never use it because its useless. I don't want to read books like that... the screen is small and the books look ugly. I tried magazines but come on... try reading Wired on Stanza and then just go to the website with Safari... you decide. Sorry for being negative but let's be honest a little bit! I wonder how many of those are active users…
I downloaded Stanza and even upgraded it but I never use it because its useless.
I don’t want to read books like that… the screen is small and the books look ugly.
I tried magazines but come on… try reading Wired on Stanza and then just go to the website with Safari… you decide.

Sorry for being negative but let’s be honest a little bit!

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