Re: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle

Do most of the CiscoPress books look fine on the Kindle 2 or is it better to
shell out the extra for the Kindle DX ?

Thanx

L.

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Larry Hadrava <larryh_at_ine.com> wrote:

> Charles - I saw that one as well as the Sony ereader as well. I was not
> sure
> when the nook was going to be actually available for order. I'm part of the
> gotta have it now generation!!!!
> I was going on the recommendations from the group. With that said, I
> ordered
> through Amazon so I can return within 30 days if needed;-)
>
> Thanks for the info.
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> Thanks
> --
> Larry Hadrava Larryh_at_INE.com
> CCIE #12203 (R&S)
> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
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> From: Charles.Henson_at_Regions.com [mailto:Charles.Henson_at_Regions.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:55 PM
> To: Larry Hadrava
> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com; 'Kelvin Yeo'; 'Durkin, Michael (H USA)';
> nobody_at_groupstudy.com; 'Ronald Johns'; 'ron wilkerson'
> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
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> Larry,
> The "Nook" from B&N came out today. I'd check it out before
> committing to an order if I were you. Otherwise, enjoy it.
>
> Charles Henson
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> From: "Larry Hadrava" <larryh_at_ine.com>
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> To: "'Ronald Johns'" <rj686b_at_att.com>, "'Durkin, Michael \(H
> USA\)'" <michael.durkin_at_siemens.com>, "'ron wilkerson'"
> <ron.wilkerson_at_gmail.com>, "'Kelvin Yeo'"
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> Date: 10/21/2009 03:41 PM
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> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
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> You guys just cost me $279!!!!
> I'm a real tech junkie. Gotta feed the habit.
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> Thanks
> --
> Larry Hadrava Larryh_at_INE.com
> CCIE #12203 (R&S)
> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
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> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Ronald Johns
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:59 PM
> To: Durkin, Michael (H USA); ron wilkerson; Kelvin Yeo
> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
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> I purchased around 8 Cisco Press books on my Kindle 2, and I thought it
> worked really well as an alternative to lugging around massive books. It's
> true that the diagrams and tables don't really look as good as they do in a
> printed book, but the trade off of having the form factor and ease of use
> of
> the kindle I thought was well worth it. I also noticed that the quality of
> the diagrams and tables varied from book to book. Some books, when you
> zoom
> into the diagram, the resolution and clarity was perfect and text was easy
> to read whereas in others, it was pixilated and the text in the diagrams
> was
> sometimes difficult to read. If I had to do it over, I would stick with
> purchasing the books with the Kindle even though they are pretty much the
> same street price as the printed books. Something else that really rocks
> with the Kindle 2 is the ability to search through all the books with the
> stroke of a button. I used this a lot to freshen up on certain
> technologies
> the last 2-!
> 3 weeks I was studying. Also, they just dropped the price again so
> they're
> a lot cheaper now compared to when I bought mine. Hope this helps.
>
> Ron Johns
> CCIE#25612
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> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Durkin, Michael (H USA)
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:56 PM
> To: ron wilkerson; Kelvin Yeo
> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
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> 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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> ron wilkerson
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:47 AM
> To: Kelvin Yeo
> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
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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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