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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
Despite my pessimism about the market, I do think next season will be a much better ebook reader gift season than this one. I don't think an ebook reader is a terrible gift, but it's not a particularly good option yet except for a relatively select bunch of people.
I could see giving a JetBook to someone as an expensive gift and share with them the joy of making simple and pleasant PDFs out of other, crappier ebook formats; o r a Kindle/Nook to a soccer mom or someone in a similar socioeconomic group that would read casually/shallowly but frequently and ignore the shortcomings of the devices in favor of their convenience.
But for anyone else I know, I'd rather hold off until next year and see if anything good will be produced or if it'll just be more of the same stagnant tech. This year I'd rather give them music or stationery...or paper books.  |
exuuuuuse me???
I can read from the library, easily, I can convert txt, lit, pdf and many other formats using Calibre, then put it on my kindle or read on my laptop or netbook. I can strip a book I bought that isn't available for the K1 and use it anyway.
I am neither a "soccer mom" or in that "socio-economic group". Neither am I a "shallow/casual reader"
Its not the shortcomings of the device......its the shortcoming of the people who know nothing about them and are not willing to learn.
Does no one remember when computers first became available to the general public? You had to learn the different work arounds. You had to apply yourself to get the most out of your computer. You had to write your own programs, for gosh's sakes!
Now.....any idiot can have access, and clog the airwaves with spam.
Eventually e-book readers will get there. For now.......the Kindle or any of the others are excellent devices.
IF you are willing to use your brain instead of having your thinking done for you. Sheesh!