MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Microsoft Courier and Asus tablet 'e-readers'

dmaul1114 · 10-01-2009, 10:42 PM

The Courier concept video looks amazing.

I don't think those type of things will replace e-ink devices for the hard core readers on this site.

But they would be fantastic once they can do all that for a decent price for those of us with academic jobs etc. that need something with big color screens, mark up capability, and would love internet, e-mail, pda functions etc. all intergrated in a device that we can use to read and mark up academic books/articles, grade and markup student papers electronically etc.

I'm fine with LCD and shorter battery life for these devices. I seldom read more than an hour or two in any one stretch anyway. But again, they aren't for avid readers who read their e-ink devices for hours on end day in and day out. There's room for both types of devices in the market. Though I do think multi-purpose devices will hurt dedicated reader sales some as less hard core readers opt for them over dedicated readers.

10-01-2009, 10:42 PM	#2
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	The Courier concept video looks amazing. I don't think those type of things will replace e-ink devices for the hard core readers on this site. But they would be fantastic once they can do all that for a decent price for those of us with academic jobs etc. that need something with big color screens, mark up capability, and would love internet, e-mail, pda functions etc. all intergrated in a device that we can use to read and mark up academic books/articles, grade and markup student papers electronically etc. I'm fine with LCD and shorter battery life for these devices. I seldom read more than an hour or two in any one stretch anyway. But again, they aren't for avid readers who read their e-ink devices for hours on end day in and day out. There's room for both types of devices in the market. Though I do think multi-purpose devices will hurt dedicated reader sales some as less hard core readers opt for them over dedicated readers.