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Originally Posted by SaraD
Hi Robert,
I saw where you addressed a little bit how the devices would be featured, but I did not have the time to go through it as thoroughly as I would like. Instead here is what I started thinking about when I first went through the site and made a few notes. It is late and I must go to bed now so there isn't time to write a better version, so please be patient with my jumbled thoughts and the things you already addressed.
The item I had hoped to see on this site is a menu or area that is devoted strictly to the reading devices and their needs. Right it looks like the bookstore part is 95% (at least) of what is offered and the device gets maybe 5% and seems like an afterthought. For Books on Board now selling the Sony devices it is certainly isn't their own product that is fine, but they do give a nice menu labeled "Gifts & Readers" that lists the options when you scroll over it. I would think Astak and the goEZebook site could do a much better job of promoting their offered device(s) and showing them to best advantage since there is much more pride and ownership of them. Maybe show each device and give a little blurb about it's best qualities with links for specific FAQ, pictures, and specs? It might be a good place to post firmware updates that are easy to locate. And on the FAQ maybe divide it into sections so the "uh oh, how do I fix this?" items are together and the "can it do/play/display XYZ" in another so the flow makes a little more sense? Right now it seems like that is how the questions came up, but could be more organized now that the list has been around for a while and the writer has hopefully had a chance to catch up a little. They are well written and comprehensible, which is very nice to see. Having all those links on the main screen makes them almost seem less important because they don't get their own place that is just about them and every thing under the sun about them. When too much gets on the main page it gets too busy/overwhelming and this deserves its own area. Especially as it grows.
Right now there is the kind of hazy picture and links for the EZ Reader, but it would be nice to see some up close and sharp pictures of the buttons and different views of the device. Maybe a close-up of the front of the case? I can see something is embossed or printed there, but not what it says - and how the case and fit reader fit together. As we often ask for more pictures on the thread, this would be a great place for them. Right now it reminds of the Mobiebook site when it first launched - very bare bones for the device part.
Thank you and I look forward to the Pocket Pro coming soon and the Mentor line devices as well.
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Dear Sara:
Hear! HEar!!
I also fully agree. There needs to be a lot more INFO on the devices somewhere on that site. I saw the site as FIRST a place people can go to learn in advance about the device... and secondly to buy books.
We will improve the info greatly on the device.