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Originally Posted by radleyp
NatCh, I think you got something backwards. It was Sony that requested the NYPL meeting, not the other way around.
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Yah, that did have me confused.
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Thus it was natural to expect Sony to come with questions or at the very least explanations.
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I agree, I
would expect that to be the case under those circumstances.
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I never said that NYPL had to be convinced about ebooks: they already are, as evidenced by the fact that they offer them. They were looking for some reason to offer them in a Sony-readable format, and they never got one.
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Yah, that had also confused me, I had about decided that it must be the case, because I'd figured out (as you say) that they are offering other e-formats. It does make sense that Sony would be interested in libraries offering their e-holdings in a Reader compatible format.
What I still have a hard time believing is that Sony would come in and say "we want you to offer your stuff in our format," and then then just say nothing further. There had to be some sort of discussion going on, in which the Sony rep had to have
attempted to persuade your VP friend that this was a good idea. I have no trouble believing that the VP found the reasons
unconvincing, but I find the claim that
no reasons were
offered difficult to buy.
Is it perhaps possible that your friend
meant that Sony didn't give him any reasons that he found compelling, rather than that they didn't offer any at all? I mean, folks tend to exagerate sometimes, and I'm wondering if what he
meant wasn't precisely what he
said. I know you can't get inside his head and really know what he meant, so it's all hypothetical in the first place.
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I also found the page turning button less than adequate: at the least, I think they should have put one on both sides of the unit.
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That's a fairly common reaction, actually, I'd like a second pair of buttons on the right edge myself. They (more or less) told us that there was something in the way over there -- I'm suspicious that may be the point where the screen controller connects to the screen, which
would qualify as something in the way. I find the second, round button to be a reasonable compromise, but again, that's a preference thing.
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In any case, I didn't buy for what remains my major problem: books. I just finished two books and am starting on two others. All are available for ereader, and I read them, when moving around the city, on my smartphone, and when at home on my T/X.
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So ... let me ask you your own question: are you going to let format/device compatibility dictate what you read?
I have a guess that your answer will be pretty close to what mine was. If so, what it really comes down to is a set of personal preferences. If the T|X is working for you to your satisfaction, then by all means stick with it. What's important is that each of us find something that works for us. I'm just
very pleased that the Reader has been added to the set of choices. Not because I think it's perfect, but because it's the best thing, for my needs, that I've seen in ~20 years of watching.
