[Hidden-tech] Phablet?

[Jan Werner]

It really depends on the type of book and the reader software used.

I use 3 different devices for reading books: a Samsung S4 phone (5" 
1920x1080), a 2013 Google Nexus 7 (7" 1920x1200) and a Google Nexus 10 
(10" 2560x1600).

For reading most text epub books, the N7 is my first choice, but the S4 
is perfectly acceptable, and I would expect a phablet, which falls in 
between, to be so too.  For larger format illustrated books and most pdf 
docs, the N10 is generally much better.

What makes the biggest difference is the reader software used.  On the 
two tablets, my preferred reader is Mantano Reader Premium.  On the 
phone, I prefer Moon+ Reader Pro, which has an unusual interface that is 
better suited to small screens and single handed reading.

Both of these programs are vastly superior to Amazon's Kindle for 
Android, but if you buy e-books from Amazon, you will have to convert 
them to epub format to use them (which also means stripping the DRM, 
which you may not feel comfortable doing)  There are plug-ins for the 
Calibre e-book management software that do an excellent conversion job.

Jan Werner
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Jonathon Podolsky wrote:
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> Hello,
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> I'm wondering if any of you have had experience with reading books on a
> large screen cell phone (they have been called phablets, as in a cross
> between phone and tablet). Phablets have screens similar in size to
> e-readers. For example, Galaxy Mega comes with 5.8" or 6.3" screen v.
> Kindle Paperwhite 6" screen. So I'm wondering if you feel that it is a
> good compromise that meets the need for cell phone and e-reader, without
> having to have separate devices.
> Best,
> Jonathon Podolsky
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