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So I wrote that post and added a comment.
I have tried a Kindle. My mother got one over the holidays and I played with it before I wrote the post. I also spend quite a bit of time reading. I read on my commute when I go downtown (60 minutes on mass transit) which until recently was daily. I also read every night before going to sleep, a habit that began for me 30 years ago. When I travel, I read quite a bit and have to plan my reading before I go in order to ensure I don't run out of material.
I'm in technology and would love an eReader that would get me there, but it isn't there yet, at least not for me to spend the money. My mother loves hers, but she wasn't able to sell me on it except when it comes to reading large hardbacks. Even then, it is almost a wash for me.
The Kindle and Nook are great in that they represent products that will broaden the market awareness immensely. They are also not mature enough to take that market. Something will replace them. It may not be a tablet computer, but it will be something. I will buy that something most likely because hauling reading material on my commute is a pain.
It just isn't enough of a pain to consider the existing products.
-Pie
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