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All-in-one Ebook Reading software and study assistant  
Written by bilalsana the 28 Jun 10 at 10:44. Related project: AbiWord Word Processor. New
Students, and ofcourse other people, often use ebooks these days which are available in many different formats including PDF PDB CHM etc. Ubuntu doesn't support all out of the box. Plus one cannot use these books interactively; one should be capable of opening an ebook and then should be able to make notes, bookmark things, underline/highlight things and do all kind of activity required by a student. Since a lot of people use ebooks and with the advent of netbooks & tablet PCs, this use is going to increase.
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Solution #1: All-in-one Ebook Reading software and study assistant
Written by bilalsana the 28 Jun 10 at 10:44.
Make a new software! one capable of reading all ebooks! if proprietary formats are an issue, they can be 'imported' into a native format and then used. A 'VLC' for ebooks, with all the features a study assistant must have. Ability to make notes, underline/highlight, support for 'post-it' notes (posting them right over your content), bookmark and all kinds of activity required by students. Plus it should be touchscreen compatible, so that i can use a stylus to make notes in my own handwriting!
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Solution #2: Supports finger navigation similar to Windjview
Written by tarjxvf the 24 Jul 10 at 19:50.
As tablet is getting more common, if would be nice if the ebook reading software could support finger navigation (flip fingers for scrolling up/down). I found the finger navigation experience in Windjview very smooth and intelligent.
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Solution #3: All-in-one reader, including internet browsing plus outliner/concept mapping
Written by alelondon the 5 Aug 10 at 09:46.
Reading. Anything from anywhere (www included). Optional Intelligent offline browsing. Highlight, take notes, link them, concept map view, reference bibliography generation.

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