poll: What would you pay 25% more for if your ereader had this feature?

hermes · 07-05-2011, 06:45 AM

For me...

Highlighted books can be saved after I have made notes.

The inability to do this 'drives me crazy'.

Hey, I'd pay 35% more for this (or wait 2 years for R&D to figure it out?)

Canuck_in_Japan · 07-05-2011, 06:46 AM

Hermes discovers the poll function?

elcreative · 07-05-2011, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

Hermes discovers the poll function?

My thoughts exactly... but I discovered the "ignore" function a long while ago so have the good fortune of not needing to see any of them...

anamardoll · 07-05-2011, 08:17 AM

It's a fill-in-the-blank question, so I'm not sure that a poll would do the trick...

I'd pay more for stat tracking. Only the Kobo has it right now, but I'm very seriously considering switching based on that alone. I'm very fascinated by the idea of graphing my reading habits.

DiapDealer · 07-05-2011, 08:22 AM

Wheels. I'd pay 25% more for one with wheels that I could drag around behind me like luggage. Or maybe beer on tap.... crap! I obviously really need to think about this a bit more.

lestatar · 07-05-2011, 09:14 AM

^ Hey I second the wheels thing though I would change up beer dispenser to vodka.

Seriously, I might pay 25% more happily if the devices were a bit more ruggedized and more immune to unhappy weather conditions and oopsie screen damage, all without totally compromising vital things like size, weight and overall aesthetic design. My logic is simple: even the cheapest used paperback can be read without undue fear in rainy, wet, snowy conditions.

Might make a lot of cover manufacturers unhappy, but I daresay they would still do OK as folks might want to personalize their gear anyways...

AlbertaCowboy · 07-05-2011, 09:19 AM

I'd pay 25% more for a more robust e-ink screen. Not that I have ever personally fractured my screen, but I see far too many "Is this screen broken" threads to be entirely comfortable with transporting my Reader no matter what precautions I take.

lestatar · 07-05-2011, 09:22 AM

^ indeed, part of my point re: ruggedization I mention. Fixed my post, thanks!

banjobama · 07-05-2011, 09:23 AM

I'd pay more if the screen could somehow glow in the dark, without sacrificing battery life, and without causing any eyestrain. Just a slight glow for use in dim light, not necessarily in pitch dark.

garrybuck · 07-05-2011, 09:59 AM

I have a Kindle 3, and I'd pay to have the old Content Manager resurrected from the Kindle 1. I wish people would quit developing games for the Kindle and develop something genuinely useful for a change.

Nancy Fulda · 07-05-2011, 10:33 AM

Waterproofing.

Nancy Fulda · 07-05-2011, 10:33 AM

Also, a way to export kindle notes into MS Word's "Track Changes" format would be nice...

vxf · 07-05-2011, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermes

For me...

Highlighted books can be saved after I have made notes.

The inability to do this 'drives me crazy'.

Hey, I'd pay 35% more for this (or wait 2 years for R&D to figure it out?)

I don't get it.

First I don't get your question. What does "what would you pay 25% more if..."?

Are you trying to ask simply "would you pay 25% more if..."? If that's the case, why are you asking "what"?

Second, I don't get your self-reply... whay can't you save highlighted books after you made notes? All SONYs support that and so do iPads... and I am speaking about the devices I use... I am sure there are plenty others.

Anyhow....
I would pay 25% more for an eink device with a built in light with durable battery.

Phogg · 07-05-2011, 01:33 PM

I would pay $360 for a 5" milspec reader with built in solar charging.

lestatar · 07-05-2011, 01:42 PM

^ I'd only go as high as 359USD myself.

07-05-2011, 06:45 AM	#1
hermes non-techy Posts: 110 Karma: 50586 Join Date: May 2011 Location: wherever I can afford to get laid and eat vegetarian Device: Sony pocket edition and Kobo touch both died - looking at Kindles	poll: What would you pay 25% more for if your ereader had this feature? For me... Highlighted books can be saved after I have made notes. The inability to do this 'drives me crazy'. Hey, I'd pay 35% more for this (or wait 2 years for R&D to figure it out?)

07-05-2011, 09:14 AM	#6
lestatar LB's lolz Mutt Minion Posts: 2,902 Karma: 5700001 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong now but NYC forever Device: Kindle3, GalaxyTab, BB Bold9700, BB 8300, Sony Clie, Palm Vx, Palm III	^ Hey I second the wheels thing though I would change up beer dispenser to vodka. Seriously, I might pay 25% more happily if the devices were a bit more ruggedized and more immune to unhappy weather conditions and oopsie screen damage, all without totally compromising vital things like size, weight and overall aesthetic design. My logic is simple: even the cheapest used paperback can be read without undue fear in rainy, wet, snowy conditions. Might make a lot of cover manufacturers unhappy, but I daresay they would still do OK as folks might want to personalize their gear anyways... Last edited by lestatar; 07-05-2011 at 09:22 AM. Reason: added text...clarification

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07-05-2011, 06:46 AM	#2
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,475 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	Hermes discovers the poll function?

07-05-2011, 08:17 AM	#4
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	It's a fill-in-the-blank question, so I'm not sure that a poll would do the trick... I'd pay more for stat tracking. Only the Kobo has it right now, but I'm very seriously considering switching based on that alone. I'm very fascinated by the idea of graphing my reading habits.

07-05-2011, 08:22 AM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,545 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Wheels. I'd pay 25% more for one with wheels that I could drag around behind me like luggage. Or maybe beer on tap.... crap! I obviously really need to think about this a bit more.

07-05-2011, 09:19 AM	#7
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	I'd pay 25% more for a more robust e-ink screen. Not that I have ever personally fractured my screen, but I see far too many "Is this screen broken" threads to be entirely comfortable with transporting my Reader no matter what precautions I take.

07-05-2011, 09:22 AM	#8
lestatar LB's lolz Mutt Minion Posts: 2,902 Karma: 5700001 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong now but NYC forever Device: Kindle3, GalaxyTab, BB Bold9700, BB 8300, Sony Clie, Palm Vx, Palm III	^ indeed, part of my point re: ruggedization I mention. Fixed my post, thanks!

07-05-2011, 09:23 AM	#9
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	I'd pay more if the screen could somehow glow in the dark, without sacrificing battery life, and without causing any eyestrain. Just a slight glow for use in dim light, not necessarily in pitch dark.

07-05-2011, 09:59 AM	#10
garrybuck Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 69964 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle	I have a Kindle 3, and I'd pay to have the old Content Manager resurrected from the Kindle 1. I wish people would quit developing games for the Kindle and develop something genuinely useful for a change.

07-05-2011, 10:33 AM	#11
Nancy Fulda I write stories. Posts: 700 Karma: 16437432 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Germany Device: kindle	Waterproofing.

07-05-2011, 01:33 PM	#14
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	I would pay $360 for a 5" milspec reader with built in solar charging.

07-05-2011, 01:42 PM	#15
lestatar LB's lolz Mutt Minion Posts: 2,902 Karma: 5700001 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong now but NYC forever Device: Kindle3, GalaxyTab, BB Bold9700, BB 8300, Sony Clie, Palm Vx, Palm III	^ I'd only go as high as 359USD myself.

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