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Originally Posted by rkomar
I can't see such a large reader being built with the current technology. The glass substrate is heavy and fragile. I have a 9.7" reader, and it's already difficult to hold for longer reading sessions.
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And what about Plastic Logic? It dont have glass substrate and the Weight is 475g for 10.7" screen compare to 650g IPAD3. I would love to also have 10+ " screen but problem is the market. Kindle DX wasn't as successful because mass market for book reading is 6". (reading novel, re-flow content, compact device)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn14MNP0GjE
I believe there is huge potential for 10+ readers in the target group of university staff which reads papers mostly in two column PDF. Another potential are technical people with PDF technical books. But most of the people from these groups usually reads their own PDF content...
There was boom big screen Ebook readers in 2010 but most of them haven't been released or company went out of business because the market is not ready...
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/ces-2010...me#photo-frame
There will be only success when one of the big publishers move printed news from paper to eink. But after News Corp acquired Skiff reader I have feeling that their are too conservative to do that and rather want to keep technology to protect market...
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/s...dle-watch-out/
http://www.skiff.com/press-release.html
http://www.thecoolist.com/skiff-read...mate-e-reader/
Improve touch screen and responsibility and speed is essential for big screen reader success.