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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Not me I am afraid. I do nothing but read books on my ereader.
I may or may not want the things you list, and they are good things, I expect that the tablet developers will take care of that area of development if ereaders don't.
Ereaders have size, weight and battery life going for them, plus easier on the eyes.
Tablets have much more versatility usage and software wise, and are far more available and competitive. The technology for faster processors, more memory, and better speakers is already there and ongoing development will not rest on the shoulders of ereader manufacturers even in the slightest. And if color eink never reaches perfection I am sure that it will be improved until something better is developed.
To digress, putting speakers in an ereader is good for the person who wants music while they read, maybe. But what incentive would it be for a totally blind person to buy an ereader or even borrow one from the library. Why pay for a device designed to be read when you can get a smaller, easier to operate player for about 1/4 of the price.
Perhaps libraries should not be allowed to lend paper books without providing someone to read them aloud with the loan.
The obvious answer is to develop and stock devices that overcome each handicap, not a one size fits all if you can afford the thousand bucks or so solution.
Helen
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Excellent post! and totally agree!
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The obvious answer is to develop and stock devices that overcome each handicap, not a one size fits all if you can afford the thousand bucks or so solution.
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