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Old 02-15-2010, 08:13 PM   #42
Robertb
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Thank you, Manifestor
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Originally Posted by manifestor View Post
Robert,

I totally understand your frustration. It seems to me those reviewers don't really own an ebook reader and use it on a regular basis. They base their reviews on their speculations and not hands-on experience. And by hands-on experience, I don't mean just fiddling with the reader for a few hours. I mean using it for a reasonable period of time, no less than a few weeks. It's only then you'll find what you really need from an ebook reader.

I for one don't really care for wifi on my reader. I manage my library on my PC and it's much easier that way, then I simply copy everything to an SD card and there I go. And I don't think the current e-ink technology would make for a really satisfactory web-browsing experience. I judge an ebook reader by how good a reading experience it provides, and that means easy-on-the-eyes screen, page turn speed, ease of navigation, bookmarking, table of content support, hyperlink support, library management, text reflow capability, font choice, multi-format support, multi-language support...and so on. And I wouldn't compare an ebook reader to a netbook or a tablet, they are really different gadgets to me. And an ebook reader shouldn't attempt to be something that it is not.
Dear Manifestor:

I am starting to get more proactive. Now when I send out an eval to a reviewer I tell them straight out that the Pocket PRO does not have wirless by CHOICE... and it is not a defect. I mention that 60% of the people on MobileRead Forum like it non-wireless and how existing wireless only ties and restricts the end user to buying from one website. They think of wireless like it is on a notebook... a real browser takes you anywhere. They do not understand that the browser on wireless eBook Readers is a joke. It "browses" one option only!!
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