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DawnFalcon · 08-28-2009, 09:48 PM

Um...

Very few paperbacks are that large here, they're far more typically A size (~8" diagonal) rather than "trade" size (which is 135 mm x 216mm (5.32" x 8.51") - a 10" diagonal), 7"x9" is a hardback size.

Even a trade paperback is too large for the size people are looking to carry arround as a small, pocketable e-reader. The 505 is on the upper margin for it, and the 300 will sell because it's the right size.

"But the new Apple MacBooks do 7 hours on video"

Knowing someone with one, I will quote his take on that: "If you're watching just the right format in a letterbox format". Okay, actually it was ruder than that, but that's the gist of it. And for the iRex, you mean 6-7 hours? Well, how does that compete again?

08-28-2009, 09:48 PM	#261
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	Um... Very few paperbacks are that large here, they're far more typically A size (~8" diagonal) rather than "trade" size (which is 135 mm x 216mm (5.32" x 8.51") - a 10" diagonal), 7"x9" is a hardback size. Even a trade paperback is too large for the size people are looking to carry arround as a small, pocketable e-reader. The 505 is on the upper margin for it, and the 300 will sell because it's the right size. "But the new Apple MacBooks do 7 hours on video" Knowing someone with one, I will quote his take on that: "If you're watching just the right format in a letterbox format". Okay, actually it was ruder than that, but that's the gist of it. And for the iRex, you mean 6-7 hours? Well, how does that compete again? Last edited by DawnFalcon; 08-28-2009 at 09:51 PM.