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Originally Posted by DrMoze
Ah. Audio. Maybe that's why it's called a Reader and not a Listener?  |
I bought my PRS-505 as the next step towards a perfect library-in-my-hand. That library will let me access anything ever written, in text, audio book, or video (play / movie) format. Eventually, this will all be in one hand-held, pocketable device that runs like a solar calculator with an internal rechargable battery.
I know that some print fundamentalists hate audio. There are also people that hate electronic books compared to paper books. Then there's the scan I have of a flyer advertising a publisher who promises that they respect the hand-copied manuscript, and will never stoop to using a press to prepare their books.
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Originally Posted by mflood
So we're talking about someone who wants to use the large, heavy reader, with few mp3 features, as their primary listening device. That might be you. . .or you. . .or even YOU, but it's not many others.  |
As these evolve, and get into the hands of people who use them for more than just text, we'll get closer to an information device, instead of an eBook.
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Originally Posted by DrMoze
Seriously, dedicated mp3 players are tiny and inexpensive, and much better for audio. They are small enough that carrying a 'second device' poses no real inconvenience imo.
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I do consider having yet another place to store things a real inconvenience. most tiny MP3 players will not let me fast forward or requind worth a flip. They have sperate batteries. They are another USB drive to enourage me to forget where I stored that file I need.
Andy