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Originally Posted by Fozzybear;................it struck me as interesting that something as outwardly basic as a device for reading a book attracts much the same gadget upgraditis that other consumer electronic devices attract. I'm curious about what people think about this - are we victims of the push for more gizmos, more bells and whistles? Are people still searching for the 'perfect' device to read from or are we being led like sheep to buy the 'new' just for the sake of it? .........I find myself wondering if this is improvement as necessity or for the sake of fad and fashion.
......................... I fear we lose sight of what these devices are really for in the search for the 'improved'. Do we [I
really[/I] need to keep upgrading our devices just because something new is available? Have we reached the point where e-readers are perfectly functional in the same way that paperback had been for many decades? It seems to me that if we can reach a good base specification for an e-reader, one that is easy to use, not too slow and does a good job of displaying the written word but doesn't try to do too much then the attention of the user would be on the content rather than the device. Surely it would be better for authors and publishers to have people buying (and reading) books rather than replacement e-readers?
Apologies for rambling on there somewhat!
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(We all do that !)
However... " 'Twas ever thus..."
