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Fuzzy Logic Adobe ushers in paper-free reading – again
Fuzzy Logic Adobe ushers in paper-free reading – again | Adobe ushers in paper-free reading – again |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Wednesday, 20 June 2007 | |
  
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It lets you acquire paid and free content in PDF or XML format, manage it and read it, with the layout and flow of the text and Flash elements automatically changing to suit whatever size window or screen you have Digital Editions running in, with Adobe saying they guarantee a ‘seamless viewing experience’. Having Flash as part of the mix means that rich audio and video can be embedded into documents, transforming the text e-reader into a much richer multimedia experience, if publishers so desire. Managing all the publications you’ll inevitable end up downloading (whether free or paid) is can also be viewed in a visual style, with the library view offering ‘advanced organization with multiple bookshelves’. Adobe says that over 150,000 ‘commercially available’ publications are instantly compatible with Digital Editions 1.0, with the added ability of letting you ‘annotate content through bookmarks, highlights and text notes’. Adobe say that members of the public downloaded more than 300,000 copies of the Digital Editions beta, with user feedback influencing the final feature set of the 1.0 release. Adobe are working with Sony who will adopt the Digital Editions eBook technology for their ‘Sony Reader’, although whether this capability will be retrofitted to existing Sony Readers or due in future models is unclear. However the platform is open to anyone using Adobe’s InDesign CS3 which features an option to transform existing content into Digital Edition compatible content at the click of the mouse. That said, Adobe has made no mention of versions of Digital Editions for other handheld phones, such as Nokia’s, Pocket PC Windows Smartphones, Apple’s iPhone or any other device but the Sony Reader. Rob Tarkoff, Adobe’s Senior Veep of Corporate Development says that: “Adobe Digital Editions will revolutionize how publishers deliver eBooks and other digital content and how consumers experience it. The combination of Adobe Digital Editions, InDesign CS3 and a new generation of hardware from innovators like Sony shows that digital publishing is front and center for content owners -- and millions of readers who are looking forward to innovations in the delivery of their favorite works.” Digital Editions could be used in conjunction with a scanner to scan your own PDF documents and store them in the Digital Editions interface, meaning it could become a repository for digital copies of receipts, bills, warranty papers and anything else you care to scan and save as a PDF, although Nuance’s PaperPort Professional software (for PCs) already offers this feature with very rich capabilities indeed. Given the wide support Adobe has received from publishers, and Sony’s support, Adobe’s quest to usher in a new and better e-reading experience has started off on the right foot. But it won’t mean the end of books, magazines or plain old paper just yet! {moscomment} |
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