Thread: Cory Doctorow: "Hardware ebook readers are a dead end"
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Old 12-19-2022, 05:41 PM   #152
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Originally Posted by joblack View Post
It's a shame that almost every expert in one field has to give advice on other fields they know nothing about.

I don't ask Neal Stephenson about prostate problem solutions or my IT colleague about plumbing problems in my bath.

I think, at least for me, e-books are of high value. Prices got down considerably. Likewise, I started with an iRex Iliad, which cost me a fortune (for a student). Now you can get a decent e-book reader, at least for basic reading, for a few bucks.

So, could it be cheaper and better? Sure, but keep it on a realistic level.
Wahl, considering that Doctorow made this prediction 14 years ago and we're all, still, by and large, using eReaders, even if "only" at home and not on the run, I'd say that it's e-Inks 1, Doctorow 0.

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