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JGB · 07-02-2008, 04:45 PM

I'll be over here soon enough with a cybook, as soon as the next gen cybook comes out I'm on it like chocolate chip cookies

I couldn't face spending double the cost for a device that has similar issues(pdf support, odd firmware etc) when I know I'm adopting it before it hits mainstream, and when interfaces are still clunky and slow, I just have to go with having lots more buttons so I can get there faster.

I've pretty much only been reading the Cybook forum, and it is the reader I truly want, I think the design and concept is the best by far, but I gotta wait for the competition to stabilize a little bit.

Learning from my experience with Ipods:
I adopted the ipod/itunes setup early even though it was way more expensive then the competition, there were so many quick and huge changes to the design that it bit me pretty quickly and I upgraded 2x more in the next couple years, it seems to me like there is a huge sorting out in any new market, then after a few years the changes are relatively minor(ipod picture-> video->classic)
in comparison to the early changes.
The Ipod video beat the snot out of the other competitors at the time for simplicity and ease of use and integration much more so then the first gen making it worth the extra premium.

So I guess this is my first and last post in the Cybook forum for a while, even though I'll still be here drooling.

I really hope the cybook comes out on top like apple did, it is the best idea IMO, no stupid proprietary nonsense like minidisk or whatever format Sony has now.

07-02-2008, 04:45 PM	#1
JGB Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1010000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PRS505	Just Bought a PRS-505 wanted a cybook:( I'll be over here soon enough with a cybook, as soon as the next gen cybook comes out I'm on it like chocolate chip cookies I couldn't face spending double the cost for a device that has similar issues(pdf support, odd firmware etc) when I know I'm adopting it before it hits mainstream, and when interfaces are still clunky and slow, I just have to go with having lots more buttons so I can get there faster. I've pretty much only been reading the Cybook forum, and it is the reader I truly want, I think the design and concept is the best by far, but I gotta wait for the competition to stabilize a little bit. Learning from my experience with Ipods: I adopted the ipod/itunes setup early even though it was way more expensive then the competition, there were so many quick and huge changes to the design that it bit me pretty quickly and I upgraded 2x more in the next couple years, it seems to me like there is a huge sorting out in any new market, then after a few years the changes are relatively minor(ipod picture-> video->classic) in comparison to the early changes. The Ipod video beat the snot out of the other competitors at the time for simplicity and ease of use and integration much more so then the first gen making it worth the extra premium. So I guess this is my first and last post in the Cybook forum for a while, even though I'll still be here drooling. I really hope the cybook comes out on top like apple did, it is the best idea IMO, no stupid proprietary nonsense like minidisk or whatever format Sony has now.