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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
I know what people call the ebook devices now. You ignored my qualifier stating a device that is capable of more than just reading low quality books. I was merely willing to challenge the notion of the device as a simulated book...which is not an uncommon tendency at this stage. These things are still pretty poor books, and their saving grace will probably be diversified media.
Most people I show it to feign amazement at first, and then reveal disappointment once I explain it to them and show them the quirks and display problems. The things really aren't that good. Did you go see the proposed reader by 誠品 and 遠傳 some months back? More of the same, really. Still not particularly good, especially for Chinese if you want decent text quality. I always keep some Chinese books and typeface tests on mine just to show people.
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No, I didn't see those readers. And I agree with you that no high quality typesetting effect is possible on those readers. But it can easily match the standard paperback fare that is available here -- not exactly high quality. My wife (a local, an avid reader and anything but a gadget freak) is quite happy with my reader for simple, straight reading and her friends all feel the same. Don't forget that you are setting the bar for the visual experience extremely high, in my experience to most people my Sony looks as good as paper. And I see little difference in the display quality of English and Chinese text. At least in the files I have used. Still, for reading local books, financially it is not worth getting a reader at this time, I use mine for English and German books, only the occasional Chinese classic (which can be awfully tough, anyway!).