poll: What would you pay 25% more for if your ereader had this feature? - Page 2

kiwipippa · 07-05-2011, 01:58 PM

Colour e-ink

mikegetz · 07-05-2011, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by banjobama

I'd pay more if the screen could somehow glow in the dark, without sacrificing battery life, and without causing any eyestrain. Just a slight glow for use in dim light, not necessarily in pitch dark.

i could get behind this. Just stick you screen under a light bulb for a minute to charge, and get an hour of readable glow ... would be nice. would still retain the ability to read in bright light ... i would go with a bluish (think timex indiglo watches) rather than a yellow/green glow like most luminescent material is ... blue tends to strain my eyes less ...

speakingtohe · 07-05-2011, 09:31 PM

If I could snap my fingers and it would just appear, accompanied by dinner and a glass of wine, the sky is the limit

Helen

banjobama · 07-05-2011, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nancy Fulda

Waterproofing.

Also this! So I could read in the bath and not be a nervous wreck.

astra · 07-06-2011, 04:14 AM

I would pay 50% more if Sony made an ebook reader like PRS-650 but 8" with a standard screen size ratio.

John F · 07-06-2011, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

I would pay 50% more if Sony made an ebook reader like PRS-650 but 8" with a standard screen size ratio.

If by standard you mean 3:4, then +1 (but it would need to have good reading software).

astra · 07-06-2011, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

If by standard you mean 3:4, then +1 (but it would need to have good reading software).

Yes.
The same ratio we have in 300/350/500/505/600/650/700
3:4 vs. what we have now as 950 7"

Xenophon · 07-06-2011, 02:53 PM

I'd pay 25% more for really good built-in support for on-device OPDS catalogs. Assuming, that is, that the device allows me to load my own catalog. That'd give me the kind of on-device access to a large library that should have been there from the beginning.

Existing devices are totally inadequate (out of the box) for navigating through a multi-thousand-book library. Think, for a moment -- How many eBooks can I fit in 2GB or 4GB of memory? If I were to fill up that memory, how would I navigate through that many books? A flat list (all that most readers provide)? I don't think so! A directory structure? That's better, but slices the books only on one dimension. I want access by author, by title, by date added, by series, etc. With hierarchical drill-down, so I never ever have to scroll through more than about 2 pages to make the next selection.

Such capabilities are totally absent from current readers! Consequently, I have to hack my nook and install trook, just to be able to use my library. Note that calibre and calibre2opds combine very nicely to support the off-device part of this picture. But I shouldn't have to hack the device to get this kind of core functionality; it really ought to be built-in from the start.

Build it with a really convenient user-interface, provided out of the box in the standard firmware.
Document how third-party tools can talk to it. That way, the various open-source folks will support it very quickly.
Fix bugs when reported. Best if it is possible to upgrade the OPDS navigator without needing to upgrade the rest of the firmware. That allows faster turn-around on bug fixes, and decouples the navigation software from the book viewing software and the OS -- both of which are much larger, more complex, and more expensive to update (in terms of programmer effort).

Xenophon

P.S. Note that OPDS is a nascent standard with an active working group. Supporting it also eases the problem of communicating with various online stores (hint, hint).

anamardoll · 07-06-2011, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenophon

I'd pay 25% more for really good built-in support for on-device OPDS catalogs. Assuming, that is, that the device allows me to load my own catalog. That'd give me the kind of on-device access to a large library that should have been there from the beginning.

Oh, goodness, plus-one-ing this so much. +1

I really like my Sony Collections, don't get me wrong, but it's rather silly for me to have all my books loaded to the device at all when I could just as easily download them on demand from my online OPDS catalog. It's not like I'm not almost always near a WiFi spot.

The Aldiko/Moon android readers do a great job with this; no reason why the mainstreams couldn't catch up except that their store-ties seem to make this a low priority on the to-do list. *sigh*

Clancy_s · 07-07-2011, 06:43 AM

*haz lost the poll*

(waterproofing)

saoir · 07-07-2011, 11:59 AM

- A second one for free
- No annoying note-taking software
- All format compatible
- One click access to 20 top eRetailer sites

DrLaurenceBrown · 07-07-2011, 04:12 PM

I would also pay for the stat tracking that Kobo has. The ability to highlight and save notes is also pretty valuable depending on the book I'm reading.

07-06-2011, 02:53 PM	#23
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,487 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	I'd pay 25% more for really good built-in support for on-device OPDS catalogs. Assuming, that is, that the device allows me to load my own catalog. That'd give me the kind of on-device access to a large library that should have been there from the beginning. Existing devices are totally inadequate (out of the box) for navigating through a multi-thousand-book library. Think, for a moment -- How many eBooks can I fit in 2GB or 4GB of memory? If I were to fill up that memory, how would I navigate through that many books? A flat list (all that most readers provide)? I don't think so! A directory structure? That's better, but slices the books only on one dimension. I want access by author, by title, by date added, by series, etc. With hierarchical drill-down, so I never ever have to scroll through more than about 2 pages to make the next selection. Such capabilities are totally absent from current readers! Consequently, I have to hack my nook and install trook, just to be able to use my library. Note that calibre and calibre2opds combine very nicely to support the off-device part of this picture. But I shouldn't have to hack the device to get this kind of core functionality; it really ought to be built-in from the start. Build it with a really convenient user-interface, provided out of the box in the standard firmware. Document how third-party tools can talk to it. That way, the various open-source folks will support it very quickly. Fix bugs when reported. Best if it is possible to upgrade the OPDS navigator without needing to upgrade the rest of the firmware. That allows faster turn-around on bug fixes, and decouples the navigation software from the book viewing software and the OS -- both of which are much larger, more complex, and more expensive to update (in terms of programmer effort). Xenophon P.S. Note that OPDS is a nascent standard with an active working group. Supporting it also eases the problem of communicating with various online stores (hint, hint).

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07-05-2011, 01:58 PM	#16
kiwipippa Fanatic Posts: 578 Karma: 613022 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo glo, kobo touch (dead), kindle touch, android phone	Colour e-ink

07-05-2011, 09:31 PM	#18
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	If I could snap my fingers and it would just appear, accompanied by dinner and a glass of wine, the sky is the limit Helen

07-06-2011, 04:14 AM	#20
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I would pay 50% more if Sony made an ebook reader like PRS-650 but 8" with a standard screen size ratio.

07-07-2011, 06:43 AM	#25
Clancy_s Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 1010308 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Newcastle, NSW Device: Kobo Glo HD	haz lost the poll (waterproofing)

07-07-2011, 11:59 AM	#26
saoir Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 2088290 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Paperwhite	- A second one for free - No annoying note-taking software - All format compatible - One click access to 20 top eRetailer sites

07-07-2011, 04:12 PM	#27
DrLaurenceBrown Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	I would also pay for the stat tracking that Kobo has. The ability to highlight and save notes is also pretty valuable depending on the book I'm reading.

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