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Azayzel · 03-26-2007, 11:34 PM

I too, think that the BizCard CD's are a pretty novel approach; they're cheap, small enough to fit in a wallet/card case, and they're just large enough to hold a little useful information. There are a few drawbacks to this format though... first and foremost, you cannot use them in all computers; i.e., slot loading CD/DVD drives, this might not seem like a big issue but there are a ton o' PC's out there that utilize the nifty slot-load variety that would be left out (not to mention the poor sap who unheedingly sticks one in his system and can't get it out).

I think that portable media has dropped so dramtically there is no reason you should not be able to get your digital content on them instead; by this I mean SD cards. If I can pick up a 64MB card (not that I need something that small) for >$5 retail, there's no reason they can't use this format for eBook/digital content distribution and claim price is an issue. Granted, they are more expensive to produce than the CD-mini's; I think they're more versatile and easier to carry/use.

03-26-2007, 11:34 PM	#45
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	I too, think that the BizCard CD's are a pretty novel approach; they're cheap, small enough to fit in a wallet/card case, and they're just large enough to hold a little useful information. There are a few drawbacks to this format though... first and foremost, you cannot use them in all computers; i.e., slot loading CD/DVD drives, this might not seem like a big issue but there are a ton o' PC's out there that utilize the nifty slot-load variety that would be left out (not to mention the poor sap who unheedingly sticks one in his system and can't get it out). I think that portable media has dropped so dramtically there is no reason you should not be able to get your digital content on them instead; by this I mean SD cards. If I can pick up a 64MB card (not that I need something that small) for >$5 retail, there's no reason they can't use this format for eBook/digital content distribution and claim price is an issue. Granted, they are more expensive to produce than the CD-mini's; I think they're more versatile and easier to carry/use.