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Interesting all of the detractors of a color *touch screen*...lack of imagination from avid readers.
Interesting twist.
Navigation, ala iPhone/iPod Touch "coverflow" style...touchscreen for soft keyboard...screen for dictionary lookup stuff without messing with the book text, music controls without leaving your page, etc.
Think of it like the extra space at the bottom of the kindle where the keyboard is that. on a Kindle, does nothing else, applied to a whole range of functionality...so that it actually has appeal to a broader audience.
Many books have very attractive covers you know. I'll put 5 on it right now that the tech kids will be "ok, this is cool, finally" instead of "bah. eBook. Whatever."
It will be a nice "oh, well, hey gee that is nice" moment for a great many people. Of course, I got this damned sony I just bought....from Best Buy. Mayhaps I should be looking at that return policy, heheh.
-K
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