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Originally Posted by Spiffy
Lets discuss things like button placement, weight balance, one-handed vs. two-handed, and other "how they feel" aspects here. You can cite specific existing models or your ideals.
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Touch-screen! It must have a touch-screen (Fujitsu ST4120)! And it had better be a 12" display! Full-color!
Windows XP Tablet PC operating system! WinXP is the only OS that can be considered a 'real' ereader OS.
Heft! If it doesn't weigh at least 2 pounds it can't be taken seriously as an ereader. Just *try* to lift a Cybook Gen3 (sans cover) quickly with oily fingers - can't be done without lofting the Gen3 40 feet into the air on a 200-foot trajectory to the nearest cinder-block wall.
Short battery life/short charger cable. These newfangled long-battery-life models entice one to read just about anywhere - on the bus, in the dentist's chair, participating in violent protests against military juntas. All this freedom to read everywhere endangers readers! Each reader who dies because of failure to anticipate a violent reading environment is a LOST SALE to all future authors!
Nope. The very *BEST* ereader is an old-fashioned, boat-anchor CP/M system with a 40-pound, 12-inch green monochrome display!
Derek