Great interest in Gen3

HarryT · 01-28-2008, 09:13 AM

I've spent the last weekend away on a weekend course, studying Dickens' "Great Expectations" (superb course!). I used my Gen3 to read the book (the version I'd created, naturally

) throughout the course, and it aroused a great deal of interest. During the breaks on the course I demonstrated it to many people (none of whom had every seen an eInk device before) and I think that at least two people were sufficiently interested to consider buying one.

SciFiBill · 01-28-2008, 12:38 PM

Way to go Harry! Exposure to mainstream is what will get this (ebook readers) accepted. I can't wait to bring mine to work (Computer Support for a major PC manufacturer). My friends are all gadget geeks, and it should generate quite a bit of interest when they all see it.

fugsly · 01-30-2008, 07:26 AM

I love how people will spend an hour telling me exactly why they won't buy one. All I do is nod and agree and mention that it's not LCD, space saving and prettiness and by the end of the hour they're telling me about how they're going to sell all their books and buy one, lol.
People still have a natural aversion to 'staring at a screen' all day. It's the eink tech that needs promotion.

01-28-2008, 09:13 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Great interest in Gen3 I've spent the last weekend away on a weekend course, studying Dickens' "Great Expectations" (superb course!). I used my Gen3 to read the book (the version I'd created, naturally ) throughout the course, and it aroused a great deal of interest. During the breaks on the course I demonstrated it to many people (none of whom had every seen an eInk device before) and I think that at least two people were sufficiently interested to consider buying one.

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01-28-2008, 12:38 PM	#2
SciFiBill Member Posts: 20 Karma: 15 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Central Texas Device: Cybook Gen3, Irex DR800SG	Way to go Harry! Exposure to mainstream is what will get this (ebook readers) accepted. I can't wait to bring mine to work (Computer Support for a major PC manufacturer). My friends are all gadget geeks, and it should generate quite a bit of interest when they all see it.

01-30-2008, 07:26 AM	#3
fugsly living dead girl Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Device: sony 505	I love how people will spend an hour telling me exactly why they won't buy one. All I do is nod and agree and mention that it's not LCD, space saving and prettiness and by the end of the hour they're telling me about how they're going to sell all their books and buy one, lol. People still have a natural aversion to 'staring at a screen' all day. It's the eink tech that needs promotion.

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