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Originally Posted by DDHarriman
I Timboli
My Cybook completed ONE year yesterday, zero problems... how about that?
We all know how fragile the devices are nowadays, we deal with it the best we can, and have got an outstanding return on our investment already!
I advise you to keep the ipod (if you have one) as it’s such a good device (2 times mine you say…), we will keep on using (and enjoying) our (“it brakes if I sneeze in it”) readers.
Best regards,
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Congratulations!
Let me know again next year, and then the year after ......
At this point, many might consider you lucky.
Have you ever asked yourself why so many things we use today need to be so fragile ... especially when you consider how much better we COULD make things.
I'm a long time cynic that for some unknown reason, believes that money is the root of all evil (or greed there of).
I treat both my Ipods with kid gloves, but wish I didn't have to. Lucky I was smart in choosing their protective cases (lucky so far anyway), which was no easy chore ... especially for the classic, which I housed in a nice looking but painful Belkin leather case that needs removing to use my docks. I also house it in another case or padded bag for transporting ... this was a cheap as slim camera bag, that proved to be just perfect ... otherwise I'd still be searching till this day for a suitable one ... just enough room to house a few extras too.
For something as big as the ebook reader, I doubt I'd be so lucky in a decent padded case ... not for all the perils it might have to endure. I've seriously considered using something like an EEPC instead.
What's the biggest advantage (apart from cost), that a normal book has over a reader? It can endure a hell of a lot - sand, dust, most impacts, food, drink, extreme temperatures, flexibility and even a little water or moisture ... not to mention children who might do nearly all at once.
Something as small as an Ipod, can escape a lot because if its size ... it fits in your pocket for one thing.
Uptake of readers has not been real big just yet, so the jury is out on how well they will survive ... I personally don't think they will last too well with the average reader, who up till now has generally treated their regular books quite roughly. I on the other hand, treat my books very well ... many of the paperbacks don't even look or feel like they have been read. I still quake at the thought of how fragile the readers truly are ... at least in my mind anyway ... in absence of a real one to test (that's not to say I haven't always wanted one ... the notion has appealed to me for years).
Like I said before, if producers can get their act together, they'll sell like hotcakes.