poll: What is the ONE thing that if an ereader has you absolutely will not buy it? - Page 8

Anke Wehner · 07-20-2011, 08:30 AM

LCD screen.

Focused on a proprietary format while ignoring epub (byebye, Kindle).

Not available in my country.

stickybuns · 07-20-2011, 01:13 PM

I've got my preferences, but I don't think there's really anything that would make me outright reject a reader. In general, I'm not a fan of:

-Touch screens. Not so much because I fear fingerprints but because I dislike the texture of the e-ink screen. It's a tactile thing for me.

-Too many steps for writing annotations and notes. My first choice is to have a physical keyboard ready and waiting, but if a touch screen is the only option, I'd want one that brings up a virtual keyboard in a single step.

-Requires a computer to download books. I want WiFi at a minimum, but 3G is even better. Bonus points if it has a browser; I like being able to look things up on wikipedia.

-LCD screen on a dedicated reader. I don't mind reading ebooks between rounds of Angry Birds, but for sustained reading, e-ink is where it's at!

-Crappy battery-life (see LCD screen)

wodin · 07-20-2011, 01:48 PM

I won't buy anything associated with fruit!

Phogg · 07-20-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wodin

I won't buy anything associated with fruit!

What about pointed sticks?

anamardoll · 07-20-2011, 03:40 PM

RELEASE THE TIGER!

emoorman · 07-20-2011, 03:46 PM

The killer items for me are that the reader is a pain to use and load books and the company has poor customer service.

I'll admit that I do not own a dedicated ebook reader. I read on my phone and PC or laptop. I have been reading on PDAs and phones since Peanut Press and the Palm 3 (or was it Palm III?). I have used just about all of the reader software, for PDAs, phones and PCs. My present Android phone has Kindle, Nook, KOBO, FBReader and a couple of others on it, so I am able to compare each one for loading books and reading books.

I can also compare touch screen and buttons since I have used both on various PDAs & phones. Personally, I don't see any difference in ease of use between buttons & touch. Touch is new and sexy, but I went from a Moto Q9h to an Android touch phone (Moto Bravo) and neither one seemed easier or harder to use than the other.

The best for typing input was the Moto Q9h phone with its keyboard. Don't mention Swype; I tried it and couldn't stop missing letters. I did like the original Palm Grafiti input.

As for buying a book and starting to read, it's Amazon's Kindle for Android hands down, in my opinion. One click, they say, and you are reading, but it's really 2 since you need to say which Kindle item the book goes to.

Aladyleyna · 07-22-2011, 05:10 AM

Ebook readers that cater to only one store, that I am unable to buy from them. That's the only thing that would prevent me from buying a particular e-reader, because I can't be reading public domain books all the time. Other than that, I'm pretty easy going when it comes to e-readers.

pholy · 07-24-2011, 12:38 AM

Has anybody mentioned a permanently attached power cord? This thread has gotten to long to read all the way through...

carpetmojo · 07-24-2011, 06:03 AM

Pink !

DoghouseReilley · 07-25-2011, 03:46 PM

The deal-killers for me are 1.) not having a backlight and 2.) mandatory DRM- if I can't read the content I already have on it, there's no point in buying it. Everything else is negotiable.

DAHayden · 07-27-2011, 06:09 PM

Poor battery life.

Also:

Not touchscreen. Physical keyboard.
Can't check my email and read blog posts.
No wireless downloads for books.

DAHayden · 07-27-2011, 06:10 PM

Backlight. Forgot backlight. I do most of my reading in poor lighting conditions, especially reading in bed after my wife has gone to sleep.

Phogg · 07-27-2011, 06:16 PM

I would never buy an ereader with a septic tank.

carld · 07-27-2011, 07:45 PM

An Apple logo.

queentess · 07-27-2011, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJ Starr

If it is proprietary and REQUIRES you to buy from THEIR store ONLY, I won't touch it. I don't like being forced to do things other people's way.

Is there a device like this? I'm not aware of any...?

07-20-2011, 03:46 PM	#111
emoorman Obsessive Reader Posts: 74 Karma: 515292 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Shalimar, FL (in the panhandle) Device: Kindle PW, Nokia 1520	Killer for me The killer items for me are that the reader is a pain to use and load books and the company has poor customer service. I'll admit that I do not own a dedicated ebook reader. I read on my phone and PC or laptop. I have been reading on PDAs and phones since Peanut Press and the Palm 3 (or was it Palm III?). I have used just about all of the reader software, for PDAs, phones and PCs. My present Android phone has Kindle, Nook, KOBO, FBReader and a couple of others on it, so I am able to compare each one for loading books and reading books. I can also compare touch screen and buttons since I have used both on various PDAs & phones. Personally, I don't see any difference in ease of use between buttons & touch. Touch is new and sexy, but I went from a Moto Q9h to an Android touch phone (Moto Bravo) and neither one seemed easier or harder to use than the other. The best for typing input was the Moto Q9h phone with its keyboard. Don't mention Swype; I tried it and couldn't stop missing letters. I did like the original Palm Grafiti input. As for buying a book and starting to read, it's Amazon's Kindle for Android hands down, in my opinion. One click, they say, and you are reading, but it's really 2 since you need to say which Kindle item the book goes to.

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07-20-2011, 08:30 AM	#106
Anke Wehner Addict Posts: 249 Karma: 177956 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Device: PRS-650	LCD screen. Focused on a proprietary format while ignoring epub (byebye, Kindle). Not available in my country.

07-20-2011, 01:13 PM	#107
stickybuns Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 479729 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Paperwhite 2	I've got my preferences, but I don't think there's really anything that would make me outright reject a reader. In general, I'm not a fan of: -Touch screens. Not so much because I fear fingerprints but because I dislike the texture of the e-ink screen. It's a tactile thing for me. -Too many steps for writing annotations and notes. My first choice is to have a physical keyboard ready and waiting, but if a touch screen is the only option, I'd want one that brings up a virtual keyboard in a single step. -Requires a computer to download books. I want WiFi at a minimum, but 3G is even better. Bonus points if it has a browser; I like being able to look things up on wikipedia. -LCD screen on a dedicated reader. I don't mind reading ebooks between rounds of Angry Birds, but for sustained reading, e-ink is where it's at! -Crappy battery-life (see LCD screen)

07-20-2011, 01:48 PM	#108
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I won't buy anything associated with fruit!

07-20-2011, 03:40 PM	#110
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	RELEASE THE TIGER!

07-22-2011, 05:10 AM	#112
Aladyleyna Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 24624 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Device: iPad 1	Ebook readers that cater to only one store, that I am unable to buy from them. That's the only thing that would prevent me from buying a particular e-reader, because I can't be reading public domain books all the time. Other than that, I'm pretty easy going when it comes to e-readers.

07-24-2011, 12:38 AM	#113
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Has anybody mentioned a permanently attached power cord? This thread has gotten to long to read all the way through...

07-24-2011, 06:03 AM	#114
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Pink !

07-25-2011, 03:46 PM	#115
DoghouseReilley Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: KMC, De Device: Entourage PocketEdge; Motorola Droid2	The deal-killers for me are 1.) not having a backlight and 2.) mandatory DRM- if I can't read the content I already have on it, there's no point in buying it. Everything else is negotiable.

07-27-2011, 06:09 PM	#116
DAHayden Scribbler and Podcaster Posts: 14 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alabama, US Device: iPod Touch	Poor battery life. Also: Not touchscreen. Physical keyboard. Can't check my email and read blog posts. No wireless downloads for books.

07-27-2011, 06:10 PM	#117
DAHayden Scribbler and Podcaster Posts: 14 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alabama, US Device: iPod Touch	Backlight. Forgot backlight. I do most of my reading in poor lighting conditions, especially reading in bed after my wife has gone to sleep.

07-27-2011, 06:16 PM	#118
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	I would never buy an ereader with a septic tank.

07-27-2011, 07:45 PM	#119
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	An Apple logo.