Minutus

Hi,
I am considering purchasing an e-reader, a small electronic device that can be used to read digital books. They are not popular in Japan, so I have not seen many different kinds. I know they can be used to read PDF files and written file can be made into a PDF files. But it would be hard to have a Table of Contents for a PDF file that was originally just a word document if you wanted to lookup a specific remedy, for example. Also, PDF files have a fixed format so on some reader, they would not fit well. Or so I have read. Does anyone good experience with e-readers? Maybe our literature like Kent's MM can already bought as an e-book.
Thanks,
Ellen Madono

Sorry, Ellen, I misled you there. Homeopathic books are available in digital format.
Jeff

Hi Ellen,

Here is a forum discussion on Kindle for textbooks
http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle?_enc ... RCPGPTY604

If you want a Kindle, sounds like you would need the larger Kindle DX , or the new Kindle Fire, but the Fire is back lit which can cause eye fatigue

You can search for specific words on a Kindle, and it will find them anywhere they are located in the text.
You can bookmark and make notes.
You can store the books either in the Kindle or at a storage site that Amazon provides for each user

I do not have any Homeopathy books on my Kindle

FYI:
Homeopathy books on the Internet Archives
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query ... pe%3Atexts

Amazon Kindle Books
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1305117103/ ... Cn%3A!1331 41011%2Cn%3A154606011%2Ck%3Ahomeopathy

Best,
Lynn
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Hi Ellen,

I bought an inexpensive e-reader a couple of years ago, an Ectaco Jetbook, to read through a bunch of medical texts I have in pdf and other electronic formats. I ended up selling it 9 months later.

Things would probably have been different if I had purchased something as large as a Kindle Dx or an iPad, but although I liked the reader in general, and really liked its size, I found it pretty useless for homeopathic reading (not enough titles) or medical reading (pdf pages too small on that screen). I put all of my downloaded provings and such on it, but the transfer mechanism from computer to reader (flash card) was slow and troublesome because of formatting issues. And, as you pointed out, text and pdf files don't have those nice tables of contents that help you navigate.

When I'm traveling, I now use my smartphone to read those text files (the provings, but also e-books). Getting the files onto the phone from my computer is a snap. But full-page medical book pdfs are way too small on the screen, so those are out.

I found the reader to be fine for contemporary e-book titles, but for what I needed, which was reading older titles that I already had on my computer in many different formats, it was pretty useless. That's because it didn't network well with my computer, wasn't versatile enough regarding formats and didn't have a large enough screen to read full-page pdfs. (The online pdf translators, which are basically optical character recognition, are hardly a good choice for a 1,500-page medical text.)

That said, I think an iPad would overcome all of the above problems. There are apps for reading every possible format, it's got wireless and of course it's plenty large.

Regards,
Hart Matthews
Durham, North Carolina

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Thanks Lynn,
I just want to be able to do a case when not at home. So many basic books are available, I don't think I would even have to use PDF files.
Thanks for the information about back lighting. I am trying to save my eyes. So the DX seems like a good idea. Compared to lugging around a computer, a 9 inch screen does not seem like much. Too bad the type writer is not on the screen. Maybe I will wait. It is very expensive but I guess the market is comparitively small.
Blessings,
Ellen
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Hi Hart,

The problem with the Ipad is it is actually pretty heavy. Probably not heavy compared to medical textbooks. I can't imagine that it would be cozy to curl up around an ipad in bed. I want to be able to read Mandell's infectious diseases (not in bed). So I guess it would have to be pretty large, but I can get that as a digital text I suppose so the PDF file problem would not be important.

An e-reader that is not back lit is supposed to be really easy on your eyes. Lynn just said the Kindle Fire is back lit. An ipad is also back lit. Maybe you are young enough not to care.

The DX comes set up for PDF files. The complaints about the DX Kindle seem to not center on the PDF files. That part seems pretty good if you look on Amazon.

Best,
Ellen
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Interesting discussion! I also struggle with the issue of doing cases when traveling. It's a pain to always have to lug around a computer. I wish the Radar/ Opus people would create an option for registered users to access the program online. So I'll be interested, Ellen, in learning what texts you upload when you find an e-reader you can take with you, to allow you to analyze a case when you're not with your computer. Kent's Repertory? Boericke? Thanks. Rosemary

There is also a way to download a number of books on your "Smart" Phone

go to the homeoint site (see below)

these are the books included:
Allen H.C. –

Keynotes and characteristics of the MM:

Allen T.F. -

Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica:

Arndt H.R. -

First Lessons in the symptomatology of leading homoeopathic remedies:

Bidwell G.I. -

How to use the Repertory:

Boericke O. -

Repertory:

Boericke W. -

Homoeopathic Materia Medica:

Boger C.M. -

Boenninghausen's Characteristics MM:

Studies in the Philosophy of Healing:

Synoptic Key:

Clarke, J.H. -

Dictionary of Practical MM:

Close S.M. -

Genius of Homeopathy:

Curie P. -

Practice of homeopathy.

Guernsey H.N. -

Keynotes to the MM:

Hahnemann S. -

Chronic Diseases:

Organon:

Hutchison J.W. -

700 Red lines symptoms:

Jones S. -

Mnemonic similiad:

Kent J.T. -

Aphorisms:

Clinical Cases:

Lesser Writings:

Lectures on Homoeopathic MM:

Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy:

New remedies:

Repertory:

What the doctor needs to know:

Lippe A. -

Keynotes of the HMM:

Nash -

Leaders in homoeopathic therapeutics:

Regional Leaders:
Roberts H.A. -

The principles and art of cure by homoeopathy:

Talcott S.H.-

Mental Diseases and their modern treatment:
From:

http://www.homeoint.org/site/palm/index.htm
To read the Materia Medicas, you need to have a copy of Isilo on your Palm, Blackberry, iPhone, Android etc.

Isilo is a reader that is used to view various documents, including many medical books and guides which you can find online. You can get the latest version, at their site www.isilo.com

If you find any problems with these books, let us know and they'll be fixed ASAP.
Eric Chan

www.ndresource.homestead.com

ekfchan@hotmail.com
Lynn
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--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Rosemary" wrote:
Hi Rosemary,

I think Complete Dynamics Professional is an online program. Recently saw a notice that it was available to check out for free during certain hours on Sundays.

Leilanae
So I'll be interested, Ellen, in learning what texts you upload when you find an e-reader you can take with you, to allow you to analyze a case when you're not with your computer. Kent's Repertory? Boericke? Thanks. Rosemary