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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
So an ebook reader with a superior screen can't function as a book?
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A lot of things can function as a book. A stadium-sized Jumbotron can function as a book, if you really want to go all the way (y'know, that would be cool for a "one city, one book" reading event).
I have a strong preference for devices that are designed to do one thing, and do it in the best way possible
for that function. I want an ebook reader to replace printed books. Having a Web browser, a full-motion video display, or a Swiss Army knife built into it will not improve its ability to replace printed books. My paper books don't move, nor browse the Web. Adding those capabilities is going away from the design goal: replace printed books. And in order to do so, they will impose their own costs: battery life, purchase price, reliability, tradeoffs of sharpness for more colors, etc. I do not think that adding features that do not serve the purpose of replacing printed books would be worth the costs I mentioned.
You can supply some of the features all users want, or all of the features some users want, but you can't supply all of the features all users want in any non-trivial device.