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Originally Posted by Robertb
Dear tmclough:
That has been very eye opening from the start for Astak. SO many people love non-wireless. Unfortunately, reviewers LOVE wireless. I have actually had reviewers rate the device lower because "no wireless". I keep telling them that there are two groups... people who want it and people who do not. Not having wireless is NOT a defect... it is a choice. So many on here want non-wireless as they love the fact that their computer is their back-up for a lost SD card or a loss of their Pocket PRO (God forbid).
In the future, Astak will roll out wireless devices (likely the first will be in a few months and will be Wi-Fi). BUT... again, it is to offer a choice! I just really get irritated with reviewers that do think "if it ain't wireless... it ain't any good".
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I share your pain. If I read one more article about how the iPad is going to kill the Kindle...
I wonder sometimes if those reviewers actually read books on anything, let alone an ebook reader. There are at least a dozen independent book stores selling ebooks to all comers. A reader really needs its own dedicated book store and the ability to buy books with the reader to be successful?
What really baffles me is that none of the reviewers are at all curious about reader software - how it organizes books, if it uses metadata or not, how hard or easy it is to side load and find books on the device. They rave about 3G and assume that people who use ereaders are too stupid to load content from a computer. Sigh... Rant over.
