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SeaBookGuy · 12-13-2010, 09:21 PM

"Sony gave up after making the eReader .... It assumed that once it sells a Sony Reader, it’s job is done."

DING! DING! DING!

We have a winner!!!

Most of us here have expressed great frustration in that regard. Moreover, I agree that they have to do something to grab the lead by next year's rollout season, or they won't be in the 2012 game, period.

It's the business model, stupid!

Where I disagree is the trashing of the poor Pocket. Folks listen to music on their players (or phones-as-players); they don't care about speakers, etc. I think the author missed the point that not everyone wants to be able to Whispersync books; he dismisses the library books, but many folks prefer free books to doling out to Amazon right-and-left! The lack of internet access as a "major" fail was overdone I thought.

12-13-2010, 09:21 PM	#2
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I agree with the article ... sort of "Sony gave up after making the eReader .... It assumed that once it sells a Sony Reader, it’s job is done." DING! DING! DING! We have a winner!!! Most of us here have expressed great frustration in that regard. Moreover, I agree that they have to do something to grab the lead by next year's rollout season, or they won't be in the 2012 game, period. It's the business model, stupid! Where I disagree is the trashing of the poor Pocket. Folks listen to music on their players (or phones-as-players); they don't care about speakers, etc. I think the author missed the point that not everyone wants to be able to Whispersync books; he dismisses the library books, but many folks prefer free books to doling out to Amazon right-and-left! The lack of internet access as a "major" fail was overdone I thought.