Re: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle

My wife actually has the DX so I have seen what these books look like on
it. She uses hers for Manga reading which is worlds better on the larger
screen than on my kindle 2. When I read Cisco Press books on the kindle 2,
I have a problem squinting to read tables and charts which look easily
readable on the DX. Also I find the network diagrams in those books very
adequate comparatively - I don't really have to 'zoom in' on them using the
DX.

I hadn't thought about the INE solutions guides though and that's another
plus to me.

I definitely plan to get my own DX for just this purpose. I prefer my
kindle2 if I'm doing lighter reading though.

Keep in mind, Amazon has a 30 day return policy - really the only way to
know if this works for your situation is to try it out and see.

Michael

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Durkin, Michael (H USA) <
michael.durkin_at_siemens.com> wrote:

> I have a Kindle, and I do have Cisco Press books on it. It is OK, and I
> do take it with me with me when I travel for the reasons you indicate.
>
> I would however say that it is very hard to read a technology book on
> the kindle as the screen size is small and network diagrams do not scale
> well, or are too small to read. There is a new Kindle out that has a
> MUCH bigger screen (with a corresponding increase in price tag) that
> should be better, but I don't own that version and I can't say for sure
> how well it works. It also has a portrait/landscape feature which would
> make it even better for reading some diagrams I suspect.
>
> The way the Kindle displays the diagrams is as an image and there isn't
> a scrolling screen, so you can't have the image half-way on the screen.
> It's either on the screen or not. A laptop/PC does a much better job of
> displaying diagrams as you can scroll part way down the page and expand
> the image if you need to. You can expand the image with a kindle, but
> only until it fills the screen and no more.
>
> I LOVE the Kindle, but am on the fence about using it for technical
> reading. I may try the newer model to see if it's any better. The Kindle
> has a-lot going for it as an e-reader, but I would caution you to think
> about the things I said for technical reading. You would be better
> served to buy a netbook and either download the CD's of the books you
> own or subscribe to an online technology book resource (like Safari) for
> your needs.
>
> If you want to know all the things I love about the kindle, em me
> offline and I will share that with you.
>
>
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> i'd spend that money on training material!!
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> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Kelvin Yeo
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> > Hi Group,
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> > My apology for this OT.
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> >
> > I was contemplating to purchase a kindle for my prep for the CCIE
> written.
> > So that I can study on the move without lugging a Cisco press or my
> > notebook. What do you guys think?
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