Thread: Giving up on e-books.
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Old 11-10-2010, 12:36 PM   #5
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce View Post
My enthusiasm is gone.

None of the new devices seems to offer any improvements over my Sony PRS-505, at least none that appeal to me.

More importantly, the general bull-headedness of publishers in regard to understanding and pricing e-books, has completely disillusioned me in regard to purchasing any e-books, from any publisher or retailer. DRM is still an issue, formats are still not standardized... the list goes on.

My PRS-505 is gathering dust, and I'm thoroughly enjoying my trips to Chicago's fantastic public libraries to check out my books.
I am just curious, what sort of improvements do you want to your ebook reader? There are readers with wifi, touch screens, etc. The latest Sony readers combine the best screen yet with an excellent touch screen.

Of course, part of your problem might be that the PRS-505 was such a good reader to start with. Even now, there are more than a few readers out there that could do worse than copy the PRS-505.

As for the availability of ebooks? Yeah, the Publishers refuse to recognize economic reality. That being said, you must be interested in new books? There are thousands of free Public Domain books available; enough to keep you reading forever.

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