09-15-2009, 10:00 PM | #31 | |
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And frankly from an ergonomic design standpoint, the Sony Readers are terrible. Comfort is not one of Sony's goals, and likely never will be. It is usable, but that's about as far as it goes. Perhaps I'm just snobby about that because of my own background with design/ergonomics, but it's pretty clear that Sony's design leaves out the human element for the most part. It's not surprising really, since that's how almost all their products are, excepting designs they retain from companies they absorb (like Konica Minolta). That said...design in the ebook reader field has been a nightmare pretty much from the beginning, with some slightly bulky/oversized exceptions from earlier days as DixieGal mentioned.... It makes me wonder how much money the big companies are saving by skimping out on human interface design. Or perhaps they've just accepted that flash over substance will always generate more profits. |
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09-15-2009, 10:21 PM | #32 |
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Have you ever read an ePub book where the flow size was an issue that caused you to not enjoy what you were reading?
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09-15-2009, 10:23 PM | #33 |
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But if you want a device with a 6" screen and not a 5" screen, it seems that there are issues with every version of ADE. And other then justification, I do think that Sony's ADE is the best one out there (at present).
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09-16-2009, 09:01 AM | #34 |
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09-16-2009, 09:57 AM | #35 |
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A device with as good or better screen the PRS-505 with a built in dictionary. And convenient buttons for page turning, I do not want to swipe, I hate fingerprints on my screen.
Plus a powerful conversion tool to convert books suited for the device. Otherwise the PRS-505 is fine for me. |
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