I totally agree with you Harry. That's precisely why I said that the problem about ebook "success" is a cultural one, because reading (books) is a niche activity.
For me, mass market just defines the point where ebook readers can be an option for the casual reader. (I think we are nowhere near that point)
So do I care about mass market success? Not much, I'm not a casual reader.
I can assure you that the wait isn't keeping me from enjoying my pbooks every day...
It's just that I had a very clear list of requirements that an ebook had to fulfill, for me to buy it, and I think it's just now that I'm starting to see devices with potential.
The Iliad is an almost perfect device for me. (My only problem was power management, which for me was one of the few essential design goals for such a device.).
I was ready to buy it. But then they announced the Iliad2 with a bigger battery.
Money is not an issue for me... as long as the device does what I need it to do. Right now the Iliad does not, so money is still an issue
I'm waiting not because I'm the kind of person who is always waiting for the next big thing, but because the kind of material that I read is not available in electronic format anyway, so I'm busy scanning, editing, and formating... and reading pbooks...
