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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce
I see two clear camps: those who want a dedicated reader, and those who want a multi-function device. I just can't see a multi-function device ever having a form factor that would make it attractive as a reader. I don't want to hold a book-sized thing up to the side of my head to make a phone call.
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I'm hoping some day we will have an e-ink (or equivalent) device with a larger, maybe faster, screen and more computer capabilities that would be great for reading technical/academic texts, making annotations, doing your PDA stuff: the "Info Pad" concept. I will definitely want one as will many business users and probably every student. I will also still want something the size of a paperback that I can curl up with in bed or toss in my handbag for recreational reading. In time the screen prices will get cheaper. Since that's the thing that keeps reading devices so expensive, when that happens it won't be a big deal to have more than one.
As it is, I love my Kindle for reading novels and such. I don't really view it as "multi-function" though many people look at the network features and assume that's what Amazon was going for. If you think of the Kindle that way, it's a flop. Web-surfing on e-ink is a pain. If you view it the way I do, as a reader that has some network functionality designed to improve your reading experience, then it's quite successful. It's a single function device IMO.