hoshie

They both do the same thing. In saying that, which is better, Plucker or iSilo?

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hoshie: Someday Axim user who has a Palm TX!

ignatz

As a long time user of both, I can tell you that both have their pros and cons. It could take a long time to go over it in detail. Quickly:

iSilo

Pros:

• new version is very fast
• converter is clean and has an IE add-in
• works on Palm and PPC
• lots of ebooks available in this format

Cons:

• proprietary document format
• category system in latest version is counter-intuitive
• no add-in for Mozilla/Firefox
• little support for RSS feeds
• $20

Plucker

Pros:

• FREE!
• your choice of converter, basic python version, JPluck, or (brand new and recommended) Sunrise
• Mozilla/Firefox add-in
• good support of RSS
• lots more ebooks available in Plucker format
• open document format
• great category system

Cons:

• very little support on PPC (there's Vade Mecum, but it's pretty much dead)
• somewhat slower reader than iSilo (though not a big deal unless your PDA is slow)
• no add-in for IE

Can't think of anything else just now. Head over to MobileRead.com for a lot more discussion of both readers and others. Each has its own forum and they are pretty active. I started out with iSilo and then moved over to Plucker. I think that I'll be moving back to iSilo soon, as I plan to get myself an x30 mid. Try them both.

mikeyp

i love isilo on my clie cuz of the drag screen style scroll