Talk:E-book

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[edit] Picture

The picture on the page is a picture of an OLPC XO prototype... While it does have e-book functionality, it is not an e-book reader. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.192.158.215 (talk) 21:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup tag

Just... wow. Far too many headers; unclear focus; random soapboxing, advocacy, advertising. Massive amounts of work needed on basically every part of this. Chris Cunningham 08:26, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TequilaCat

I have added a link to TequilaCat in the software section of external links. This is not SPAM. It is one of the most popular programs for creating E-books for Java enabled cell phones. Part of the site is in the Russian language, but it can easily be translated using Babelfish or similar. DFH 18:14, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ReadManiac

Likewise I have added a link to another popular free program called ReadManiac for reading E-books on mobile phones. This too comes from Russia. The link is not SPAM. DFH 20:12, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newton Book Reader Extension

Note that this extension is not compatible with Firefox 2.0+ DFH 20:28, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flib

Interactive multi-media ebooks are primarily multimedia, and I dont think belongs here. DGG 00:32, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] E-documents

Do you have a reference for the use of this term? It's logical, but where did you see it used.? DGG 04:08, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Link format

It is consistent WP link style that if we make a link to the WP page for a particular product, we do not also put in the external link to the home page of the product, and the links just put in are being removed. Se WP:EL, and do not revert.

[edit] Stronger tag

I've changed this to a rewrite tag. This article lacks any real direction or style. Starting again would be a good option. Chris Cunningham 07:57, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of external links

In addition to the policy of Wikipedia is not a directory, I want to respond to the anonymous IP's edit summary where he/she says that the list is "useful." Please see WP:NOT#INFO and WP:USEFUL.

It is acceptable to include a link to a Wikipedia article about an eBook provider, if they are notable enough. This is important because 1) it provides a process whereby the company is vetted for notability, so that we don't find we are advertising your uncle Bob's startup company; and 2) it makes it more encyclopedia-y and less spamm-y. --Jaysweet 15:44, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lowercase tag

The following are taken from my and Mr. Cunningham's personal discussion pages:

Twice now you've removed the lowercase tag from e-book, stating that "Wikipedia is not Wiktionary". Properly naming articles is a requirement of the Manual of Style, and in particular Wikipedia:Naming conventions (technical restrictions)#Lower case first letter applies here. Please don't copy and paste old edit summaries when reverting changes. Chris Cunningham 08:44, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Mr. Cunningham,
Although I disagree with the LC template to begin with, I would think it would apply only to pages such as "eBay", "cPanel" and "vBulletin". A word (not a trademark) that is all lowercase and is not a proper noun (such as Christopher or Costco) would fall under the category of all other nouns such as boat or island. When written in a sentence they are lowercase but when at the beginning or in a headline or title the noun would be uppercase just as in "boat" or "island". The only example I can think of at the moment would be the Vi text editor. There is only one Vi, and I would treat it as a trademark. An infinite amount of e-books can exist and should be treated just as an infinite amount of boats can exist. -Henry W. Schmitt 19:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
I can be convinced on this, but I'd rather actually be convinced than simply be reverted with a comment which doesn't really explain the rationale. I'll take this to the talk page. Chris Cunningham 19:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps you are not familiar with Wiktionary. Every page name can be lowercase without the use of special templates. In other words, Wiktionary page names are more case sensitive than Wikipedia. All improper nouns start with a lowercase letter. My comment was reflecting this and noting that improper nouns on Wikipedia mustn't be lowercase. Many page-edits were performed on the page in question between my two respective removals of the Lowercase template, and none of the edit-summaries mentioned the Lowercase template so I just duplicated my previous edit without consulting the discussion page, which I probably should have done. Thank you for leaving an edit-summary and bringing this matter to my attention. -Henry W. Schmitt 20:13, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
I have once again removed the {{lowercase}}. Please argue here. -Henry W. Schmitt 05:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

A e-book can be used for ict reasons but personaly i think its ebook are good to use. if you ask me? i think its a lowd of bullshit —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.190.4 (talk) 15:01, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unflagged for merger

I have unflagged this page and electronic page for merger. Consensus (see Talk:Electronic_page )appears in opposition, and the pages represent distinct ideas.Mmmpotatoes (talk) 21:13, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Declaration of independence"?

I assume the article refers to the United States Declaration of Independence, but since it could just as easily refer to an analogous document from any other country, and the link is to a generic page for declarations of independence, it's a bit nonspecific. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.120.244.185 (talk) 04:32, 9 April 2008 (UTC)