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Originally Posted by dkarale
Glad to hear that Astak will have new Ereaders coming out soon. Judging from the new ebook readers announcement from the CES...most of the readers coming out will be 7" - 10" with touch screen function. Is the 5" ebook reader being obsolete soon?
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Dear All:
The 5 inch captured more attention than all other products combined. While there is definitely a market for larger... it will not be at the expense of the 5 inch. I see the 5 inch being an incredibly viable market long-term. The ease and convenience of the 5 inch makes it the ideal travel-mate. When I was flying down and back with CES, I gave this a lot of thought. I was reading on my 5 inch and the lady next to me had a hard.cover book. I felt sorry for her as she could not fit the thing into the seat back pocket or put it anywhere else that was convenient. So would be the case for a 9-10 inch.
While I am delighted with the advent of the 9 inch... filling a definite need also... I see it very viable for newspapers, magazines and textbooks. I see the convenience of the 5 inch as just about perfect. People simply could not believe the lightness of the Pocket PRO or the amount of eBooks and music it could hold. The 5 inch became our big gun at CES! Likewise, the 6 inch captured attention for its clear display and smoothness of operation.
So, I think all will be happy! The market for eBook Readers is simply exploding! As Bob Dylan said: "Don't speak too soon, for the wheels still in spin, and there's no telling who that its naming".