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Thought of one more thing.... don't assume your users are right-handed
I can't believe I forgot to mention this. Both the Cybook and the Sony assume you are right handed and make its controls oriented for righties. (yeah, I know...every other hardware designer does that,too).
What that means:
1. Take a page (no pun intended) from several mouse makers (especially the ergonomic mouse companies) and allow the device to be programmed for left or right handed use.
2. Make the cover be "reversible" so that you can have it open from right to left OR from left to right... (once again, look at Levengers which sets up many of its accessories to be comfortable for both righties and lefties).
I second the comment about getting the Calibre guy working for you. Calibre is great.
You should also think about teaming up with Levenger. They are specifically oriented at readers so working with them would be a natural fit. Frankly I'm surprised they haven't jumped on the ereader market yet.
Good luck...
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