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TabletPCBuzz.com Weekly Newsletter
For the week of June 1st, 2003

Finding Free eBooks for Your Tablet PC
By Bill Mann

One of the neat things about the Tablet PC form factor is that you can hold it like a book, with the screen in portrait (taller than wide) mode. This makes reading on a Tablet much more like reading a book. A pretty darn heavy "book," but a book none the less.

The easiest way to take advantage of this is with Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC, a program that comes pre-installed on many Tablets. (Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC is also available as a free download here: http://www.microsoft.com/reader/info/tablet.asp )

Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC allows you to read electronic books (eBooks) on your Tablet. The regular version of Reader works on Tablets too, but the Tablet PC version has two key advantages: it allows you to read eBooks in portrait mode, and you can annotate your eBooks by writing on them with the pen.

I'm not going to cover Reader itself here. Instead, I'm going to talk about where to get things to read with Reader. A number of people who've posted on TabletPCBuzz.com say they like to use their Tablets to read. While I was writing "How to Do Everything with Your Tablet PC," I came across a great source of free eBooks anyone can download.

The Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia could be the best source of free eBooks on Earth. In addition to a collection of tens of thousands of texts and images available in SGML and XML formats that Microsoft Reader cannot read, they make available over 1800 free eBooks in Microsoft Reader format.

The eBook library at the University of Virginia contains classics like Aesop's Fables, Herman Melville's Moby Dick, and Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream. They also have more contemporary works, as well as special sections for African American, Native American, and Early American Fiction. In all, the 1800+ works are divided among 11 broad subject areas. To explore the Electronic Text Center free eBook library, go to: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/

Want to know how to do everything with your Tablet PC? Here's the book that shows you how.

Tip of the Week

Set automatic save timing in Windows Journal:
Worried that you might lose that Journal note you are writing on? Well Windows Journal includes an auto save feature, and you can even adjust how often it saves your note. To do this goto Tools|Options, then choose the Other tab in the window that pops up. The first setting on this tab will be the automatic save timing.


Tablet PC Buzz Poll
Q: Have you viewed any of the 4 Tutorials provided on the Tablet PC? (Tablet PC, Journal, Input Panel, and Speech)
A:
Yes:
79%
No:
21%
Total Votes: 175
Q: Do you use the Tablet PC Online Help?
A:
Yes:
28%
No:
72%
Total Votes: 47

This week's poll question:
User assistance polls (Continued) & What factor is most important to you when choosing a Tablet PC?
Vote now at http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com!


Top News Story of the Week
Tablet PC sales grew 33% in first quarter
By Spencer Goad

This from the ElectricNews news roundup for May 26th -

"Analyst firm IDC has warned that the take-up of Tablet PCs in the EMEA region is being held back in the horizontal sector due to high prices and a lack of mainstream applications, reports Vnu.net. For the first quarter of 2003, IDC estimates that Tablet PC sales grew 33 percent compared with the previous quarter, but less than 30,000 units were shipped. IDC analyst Andy Brown said that vertical markets are showing the strongest demand, with the broad market reluctant to meet the high prices of an immature platform. However, Brown said IDC expects the product to gain popularity as "product prices reduce, new designs appear, the number of apps with handwriting support increase and the platform becomes more stable." (Link)


Weekly Tablet PC News Headlines
May 30 2003 - eWeek: Does Size Matter In Your Organization?
May 30 2003 - Cnet: Intel notches up mobile chips
May 30 2003 - New version of MyScript Notes
May 30 2003 - Arima Computer to build motherboards for NEC Tablet PCs
May 30 2003 - DigiTimes: Major Tablet PC vendors experience declining sales
May 28 2003 - ITWeb: SA first to bring wireless technology into the conference room to boost interaction
May 27 2003 - Silicon Valley Biz Ink: Transaction Security, Inc. Unveils Crypto-Sign(TM) Biometric Software for The Mobile Work Force
May 27 2003 - ArabNews: Toshiba Surges Ahead in Tablet PC Sales
May 27 2003 - Kansas City Star: GADGET CHECK: Poolside Tablet PC
May 26 2003 - Memorial Day
May 26 2003 - Tablet PC sales grew 33% in first quarter

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