Original article is
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He has some interesting comments to make on Readers in general and the Sony Reader and the iPod Touch in particular.
Some of the Interesting comments are as follows
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The quality and ease of use of the new generation of readers means that they appeal to the general population rather than those who like to live at the leading edge of technological innovation, but although sales have been good they are far from spectacular.
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the current generation of ebooks are limited in so many ways that it is unfair to expect them to challenge print in any significant way.
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there are many different ebook formats out there, some locked using one of the proprietary DRM schemes, and so not every reader can be used to read every book, rather as if you got a new paperback home and were told that your particular type of lightbulb could not be used to illuminate its pages.
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Only Amazon has realised that having to tether your ebook reader to your computer with a cable or plug in memory cards creates a serious obstacle for many users.
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He does admit that he doesn't have that much experience with it, but al least has seen them in action unlike some
