Comments on: "Classics" for iPhone: Here I go, turn the page?

By: Bill McHale

Bill McHale — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:24:19 +0000

My general thought on the matter is that special effects like this actually hightlight the fact that you are not reading a paper book. After reading on the iPod Touch and now a dedicated reader, I can honestly say the less drama involved in a page turn, the better.

By: Yoda47

Yoda47 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:44:29 +0000

Well, I haven’t tried this app yet, but I have tried a few various e-reading apps for the PC over the years that have had page turning animations.
They’re really neat for about the first 5 pages. After that, they just get in the way and distract from the books content.
I don’t know about anyone else, but the whole reason I read them is for the content. I don’t care if it has a shiny cover or whatnot. (OK, so a shiny cover might catch my eye when I’m in the bookstore, but that’s a whole other story…)

Also, it sounds like the books are going to be in a proprietary iphone app format. I’ll get on my soapbox again to extol the benefits of the ePub format, which I can buy once and read anywhere. (Not to mention that I can get most classic ePub books free from a variety of sites…)

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:03:08 +0000

What’s more important? Appearance (‘Ooh, shiny!’) or content?

Sure, visually I want something that is easy on my eyes, especially as I get older, and aesthetically pleasing text is part of that. But special effects while I read? I would find that distracting.

I want to READ.

This seems geared towards the casual reader — someone who reads an ebook once or twice a year.

By: pstjmack

pstjmack — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:27:56 +0000

Bookz already does this, if I remember right. And how long would it take Stanza or eReader to implement? Harebrained idea by somebody …