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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
There's no reason for a single-purpose device *if* the multi-purpose devices arrange their hardware well for the single purpose. Some of us don't like touchscreens (or don't like *only* touchscreens; I want to manage my reading one-handed), and some touchscreens aren't set for reading efficiently--the whole "make it look like a printed page is being flipped over" graphic is a useless frippary. (If I wanted to flip pages over, I'd read paper.)
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100% agreed on the useless frippery. As with "paper" texture image in the background too.
That said, my general purpose device also got the sound volume buttons, which can be used to flip pages by the ereader software. I too read one-handed, even standing in a crowded bus.
If only screen would be slightly larger, matte and reflective on sunlight, would be perfect. As it is, I either put screen brightness to maximum or just try to find a shadowy spot to sit.
That is a very valid point, but I have to say with very moderate web browsing, photo taking and mail/news checking, I can go all day long of listening to music and reading ebooks. As soon as I get home, I plug it to the outlet and after a shower and diner it's ready for more.
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Lack of app-hunting to remember which books are under which program.
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I have an icon for my main ereader, FBReader, in the main area, along with Kindle app, browser, email, news and a daily comic strip reader app. Shouldn't be confusing at all to touch one of them. Well, FBReader has a book icon, Kindle has a tiny figure reading under a tree, but still recognizable for people used to it.
what are you talking about? Saving downloads from the web? From OPDS catalogs? Connecting via USB mass storage to a computer? Can't be any easier...
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Categories/tags of ebooks.
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What makes you think there's nothing of that in soft ereaders? FBReader sports author, title, tags, recent and favorites categories.
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Sideloaded & bookstore books in the same lists.
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I bought 2 commercial books via kindle so far and use that to read them. All the rest via FBReader. Blame Amazon's DRM. Will try B&N and others next to see how it fares...