如何用IOS来阅读和保存生词卡片

//原文发表于2011-01-30 15:07,人人网.
iphone is perfect device for reading, especially for second language reading. But a lot of people complain about it shortage in extract word instantly by touch. There are many apps can do this, for example:

good apps
1.kindle from amazon
2.iBooks from apple
3.instapaper from instapaper
Then the question will be how to put the material u want to read into these apps.
First, we have a look at instapaper.
The design of the app is elegant. It is combine with net service. U store any material u like when browsing net. Just click the “read later” link to store it into instapaper.

read later link in ur bookmark bar

it shows “saving”

It is similar to google’s reader service. U can create folders and drag the folder’s own “read later” link to ur book mark bar for convenient. Although the instapaper cost 4.99 usd, I think it worth. But the dictionary integrate in it sucks for its short explanation copying from wikipedia. So this app is great for first language reader. But without a profession dictionary, it’s not so good for english learner.

Second one, we turn to iBooks.
This app is great. A lot of people become apple user for ipad and they bought it mostly for this app. The animation of flipping page is beautiful and the integrated dictionary is good, but not good enough for iphone and ipod touch user. As their screen size, apple didn’t design it to show the explanation and the context in one page. So when u save a screen shot as a vocabulary card, it’ll only contain the dictionary page. So difficult to remember what material u r reading by the card. But the good thing is u can transfer any materials through itunes and epub books can be edit and export from page, a software in apple’s iWork package. So with the high quality dictionary in it, u can make good vocabulary card by screen shot.
But better cards are form kindle screen shot. Without a transfer organize software like itunes, Kindle is not convenient as iBooks for reading ur personal material. But this is changed when instapaper and Kindle hooked up. Here is how I use them.
U can store any material into instapaper using its web service, it’s complete free. Then open the its main page in safari on ur iphone or ipod touch, click the ebook format u want in the download tool box.

instapaper web service

Choose ePub if prefer iBooks, but I’l use kindle. When a new page it open, instapaper will ask u whether u want to open it in “Kindle”.

download ebook in safari on ios device

Click it will launch kindle automatically. Then enjoy ur reading, ur dictionary and ur voc cards.

For iBook, the process is same. Just click the ePub button.
That’s all. Enjoy ur reading!

open instapaper ebook in kindle