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My iPad2 is used for internet use, hobby reference/game PDF's and comics. I have and will never read an ebook on it. I find the iPad2 too heavy for sustained reading sessions and LCD screens and I do not have a very good long term relationship. Two family members were gifted ereaders last Christmas (2012), a Kindle and a PRS-T2. I doubt that would have been uncommon with other families either. |
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01-01-2013, 05:45 AM | #18 | |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012...s-rise-digital ...but it looks like it's based on the same press release. I wouldn't want people to get the wrong idea of my politics based on the wrong newspaper. (Although I mainly buy it for the TV Guide.) |
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That's why to pays to keep an eye out on even the least reliable of sources (like Digitimes). |
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01-01-2013, 07:40 AM | #20 | |
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But the last I heard, the EC had *accepted* the Gang of Six's plea bargain terms and no mention was made of any further action. If anything, I saw more outarage over Amazon (and other companies) operating out of Luxenbourg to keep consumer costs low than over the conspiracy. (shrug) My main point remains that what has happened (and is happening) in the US is not a good guideline for what is coming in other regions. The book industry is simply too fragmented by region, language, culture, *subject/genre*, and politics. And that is how the traditional publishers like it. |
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01-01-2013, 01:33 PM | #24 |
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The charge is the biggest problem for me. If I used it for nothing but reading, it may work okay as a dedicated reader. However, with so many other tempting things to do on my KF during the day, there is no way the battery would hold out for my few hours of nightly reading.
I suppose if you had several tablets and spread out usage among them, the battery life would be less of a problem. |
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01-01-2013, 04:46 PM | #26 | |
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One of my daughters owns one and still uses a dedicated eInk device. However, it makes much practical sense to exclusively use an iPad to read now that I know it has a 12 hour battery life. I had assumed it would be even less than that of KF. I stand corrected. |
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01-01-2013, 05:35 PM | #27 | |
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I find phones and tablets to be annoying in the bedroom, since I always feel they are distracting a person. A book or reader requires (Get out PW/Glo, I don't neeeeeed you) the light on and somehow that makes a difference. Being able to read outside during summer is also a big deal for women I think. Friends and colleagues with more entertainment focused tablets too have readers, or just read paper books. It's why I'm fairly sure that any decrease in reader sales is likely more the saturation of the target market, rather than a decrease in desirability. Then again maybe that's just me with my desire for dumb-phones and non-mobile hardware. To keep life simple with distinct areas of work, play and disconnection. |
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01-01-2013, 06:41 PM | #29 |
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I seem to remember predicting the immense rise in ebook sales some years ago - maybe some of the book publishers should have hired me!
The growth will probably level off as sales start to reach a level of consumption that will sustain over a longer period - but p-books will continue to steadily decline over many years. Don't forget there was still a market for luxury bound books for many years after the advent of the paperback (and probably still is). As for readers, I agree that reading on a larger tablet is uncomfortable, but the smaller 7" tablets are another thing. My Google Nexus 7 is about the same weight as my ereader. The e-ink ereader wins hands down in bright light and for long trips (low battery use is a big advantage!), but I often use the small tablet for reading in bed or in poor light when I am too lazy or tired to get a reading light. The e-ink screen is definitely better on my eyes and this type of reader never suffers from overheating (probably not an issue where you don't get 40degC days a lot!) Roll on colour e-ink tablets! |
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