I think there are too much attempts to emulate the paper book feel in ebooks. IMO, the top 4 things about paper books that *must* be emulated is 1) Price 2) Battery life or the irrelevance of it and 3) Legibility of the book and 4) Weight
Sure, there will be some pbook pundits who will need a daily dose of paper-touch to survive (
) ... and there will be those who need to smell the book while reading it ... but me thinks newer generations can do away with them.
I don't really need a book to be paper thin, I just need it to be lighter.
I don't need it to be flexible for the sake of being flexible, I need it to be handy.
I do need it to be readible *everywhere* where paper can be read.
I do need it to *not* cost a bomb.
I do need it to *not* require me to carry multiple batteries or hunt for a power point, 'cos that will be too geeky to be cool.
Other than that, I don't need anything else about a pbook to read.
iPod is cool, 'cos its geeky, but not *that* geeky.