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It’s here. Introducing Readmill for iPhone

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Re: It’s here. Introducing Readmill for iPhone

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Maybe it's because I ride a bus but not a train. I've never seen a 'raised eyebrow' when someone pulls out an iPad or other larger-than-phone device to read or otherwise pass the time with.

Hopefully someone from Readmill is around to satisfy my curiosity - why would someone raise an eyebrow at that?

When I commuted into and around NYC, reading on a larger-than-phone device was always totally unremarkable, so I'm confused. There's probably a cultural difference here that's interesting.

Re: It’s here. Introducing Readmill for iPhone

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Maybe it's because I ride a bus but not a train. I've never seen a 'raised eyebrow' when someone pulls out an iPad or other larger-than-phone device to read or otherwise pass the time with.

I've noticed this is quite common here in the UK. A few disgruntled looks are fired your way if you take out/use a tablet on the train. No idea why.

Re: It’s here. Introducing Readmill for iPhone

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Looks interesting. I recently tried Marvin for iPad, which I like a lot, but it doesn't have an iPhone equivalent. I wish the product page had more information though, unless I'm missing something. For example, how do I add books to my library?

https://readmill.com/support#library

You can drag'n'drop any ePub or PDF right into the browser (anywhere on readmill.com) and the app will automatically download it.

There's also the "Send to Readmill" button: https://readmill.com/support#send-to-readmill

Re: It’s here. Introducing Readmill for iPhone

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post #3
post #2

Maybe it's because I ride a bus but not a train. I've never seen a 'raised eyebrow' when someone pulls out an iPad or other larger-than-phone device to read or otherwise pass the time with.

Hopefully someone from Readmill is around to satisfy my curiosity - why would someone raise an eyebrow at that? When I commuted into and around NYC, reading on a larger-than-phone device was always totally unremarkable, so I'm confused. There's probably a cultural difference here that's interesting.

Toronto reporting... iPads and tablets on the subway are 100% normal and unremarkable here.

Re: It’s here. Introducing Readmill for iPhone

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post #3
post #2

Maybe it's because I ride a bus but not a train. I've never seen a 'raised eyebrow' when someone pulls out an iPad or other larger-than-phone device to read or otherwise pass the time with.

Hopefully someone from Readmill is around to satisfy my curiosity - why would someone raise an eyebrow at that? When I commuted into and around NYC, reading on a larger-than-phone device was always totally unremarkable, so I'm confused. There's probably a cultural difference here that's interesting.

In Chicago it may depend on which form of transportation that you're riding. On the Metra, it's second nature to see laptops, tablets, kindles, etc. On the El, coworkers have shared that tablets aren't as common (mentioning theft) and people can be apprehensive to flashing their smartphone. I'm aware that's a major blanket statement but my experience is that ride duration, available seating, and rider demographics play a role.

Re: It’s here. Introducing Readmill for iPhone

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Maybe it's because I ride a bus but not a train. I've never seen a 'raised eyebrow' when someone pulls out an iPad or other larger-than-phone device to read or otherwise pass the time with.

My issue was the sentence: "Luckily, we have great reading devices in our pockets: our phones."

My phone is not a great reading device. Far too small. I do have ebooks on my smartphone in case I ever needed something to read, but the compactness of the phone made me never do so.

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