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Labib Rahman · 05-30-2009, 12:13 PM

As I wait to get my refurbished PRS-505, I've been thinking about possible innovations in E-book reader technology. I've come up with two highly desirable features:

1. Flexible displays - this one is more or less already developed, but just isn't seen in any commercially available ereader. The arrival of flexible e-ink screens would open up the market to younger customers and schools, and to people holding off because they are afraid of breaking glass screens.

2. Color e-ink - This is the big one. Right now ebook readers exist in niche markets, with small exclusive clientele of people who read regularly. Color e-ink would open up the textbook market to the general market, replacing paper based magazines and newspapers to a large extent, and even textbooks in schools if the device is cheap and the government is willing to subsidise.

Those are two features I'm waiting for, what would you like to see in an e-book reader that isn't already there?

05-30-2009, 12:13 PM	#1
Labib Rahman Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 576 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bangladesh Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PSP and an age old Dell Inspiron 1150	Color E-ink and flexible display : The next-gen ebook readers As I wait to get my refurbished PRS-505, I've been thinking about possible innovations in E-book reader technology. I've come up with two highly desirable features: 1. Flexible displays - this one is more or less already developed, but just isn't seen in any commercially available ereader. The arrival of flexible e-ink screens would open up the market to younger customers and schools, and to people holding off because they are afraid of breaking glass screens. 2. Color e-ink - This is the big one. Right now ebook readers exist in niche markets, with small exclusive clientele of people who read regularly. Color e-ink would open up the textbook market to the general market, replacing paper based magazines and newspapers to a large extent, and even textbooks in schools if the device is cheap and the government is willing to subsidise. Those are two features I'm waiting for, what would you like to see in an e-book reader that isn't already there?