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Old 08-11-2006, 11:09 AM   #14
KNatoli
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As a student, mac user, and utterly impatient future purchaser of an e-reader I am left with an uneasy feeling in my stomach (although that may just be the coffee).

First,
No mac support? ITunes seems like the perfect distribution for e-books on both mac and Windows (Ahh, but who wants to sell themselves to Steve Jobs). It seems that like the iPod, the economics of e-books is such that selling books will not be where the money lies but selling the e-reader itself.

Second,
There was no discussion of highlighting text or making margin notes:

1) Will we be able to highlight text by switching the contrast on selected portions of text - and thereby bookmark that highlighted section?
2) Will we be able to make notes, either in margins or in connections with specific highlighted areas?
3) Is there any indication that text book distributors will make their materials available for use on e-readers?

I can't wait for a wide adoption of e-readers! Viva la e-reader!
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