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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
Most of the options are things that would be useful on a tablet computer, not an ebook reader. Nearly every feature on that list is one meant for doing something other than reading.
I'm with Mr. Ploppy. I want features for reading ebooks. I don't want color. I don't want video, audio, Web browsing, email, and all the rest; I have a netbook for that. I want features to make it a better ebook reader, not a half-assed computer. I want to read books. Oh, and I hate touch screens, and will not buy one.
What do I want?
- a good, crisp e-ink screen
- Instant on and off
- Long battery life (thousands of page turns when in use)
- fast page turns
- conveniently located, well-thought-out, and ergonomic controls
- plenty of internal memory
- good PDF rendering (I don't need annotation)
- folders
- easy book browsing
- a text-based interface*
- ability to read any common ebook format and many obscure ones
- choice of text size
- some means of easily attaching any book light (a fold-out bracket?)
In other words, I want features that improve my experience reading ebooks. That's what I'm buying the thing for. The ability to do things other than reading ebooks is meaningless to me. Having a video player on an ebook reader, for instance, makes as much sense as having a dishwasher in my refrigerator. I want the world's best ebook reader, not the world's most half-assed ebook reader/video player/Web browser/music player/cell phone/PDA/pickle jar.
* Were I an illiterate moron only capable of pointing at pictures, I wouldn't be buying an ebook reader, now, would I? |
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edited the list a little bit.
P.S. and please
NO H/W keyboard similar to Kindle's.