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Mycropht · 11-27-2006, 04:51 PM

It is difficult now to write anything that hasn't already been mentioned, especially by Unkilbeeg. Yes, I am a p-book reader considering to become an e-book reader - which I am definitely not at the moment. I believe I fit nicely into the audience Sony targets with the Reader. Now, it seems possible that Mr. Manes has a hidden agenda, but his review is hardly a bunch of evil lies.

Alexander, you compare the Sony Reader to a Playstation and iPod. Why not compare it also to a fridge or a potted plant? To me, only a comparison to p-books is interesting and the Reader is finally a device which made that comparison meaningful - by its qualities, its price and its mass production. I was waiting for such a device and I really like it, but it is not enough for me to make the switch. P-book won this round but (IMHO!) the war now looks hopeless for the mass marketed p-books. Few tweaks and features for a few $$$ less and the p-book will be twitching on the ground in agony soon to become a museum piece or a luxury item.

Then again, I also like the erasable paper:

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4451

or

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_ne...00/6174052.stm

Finally, on the day the Sony released the reader, I would have buy one would it have been possible in a nearby store for $350.

11-27-2006, 04:51 PM	#22
Mycropht Optimist Posts: 77 Karma: 378 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	To follow up on my initial comment... It is difficult now to write anything that hasn't already been mentioned, especially by Unkilbeeg. Yes, I am a p-book reader considering to become an e-book reader - which I am definitely not at the moment. I believe I fit nicely into the audience Sony targets with the Reader. Now, it seems possible that Mr. Manes has a hidden agenda, but his review is hardly a bunch of evil lies. Alexander, you compare the Sony Reader to a Playstation and iPod. Why not compare it also to a fridge or a potted plant? To me, only a comparison to p-books is interesting and the Reader is finally a device which made that comparison meaningful - by its qualities, its price and its mass production. I was waiting for such a device and I really like it, but it is not enough for me to make the switch. P-book won this round but (IMHO!) the war now looks hopeless for the mass marketed p-books. Few tweaks and features for a few $$$ less and the p-book will be twitching on the ground in agony soon to become a museum piece or a luxury item. Then again, I also like the erasable paper: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4451 or http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_ne...00/6174052.stm Finally, on the day the Sony released the reader, I would have buy one would it have been possible in a nearby store for $350. Last edited by Mycropht; 11-27-2006 at 05:02 PM.