Amazon to launch color e-book readers in 2nd half of 2012

[murraypaul]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Not if it is e-ink. The Fire is LCD.

I am a geek but not a techno geek so I have no idea what most of the above means. I am trusting that the reporter knows the difference between e-reader and tablet but I could be wrong.

eReader doesn't imply eInk.
The B&N Nook Color is an eReader, by any sensible definition, as are the JetBook eReaders.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by andyh2000

Eye-strain.

Andrew

Valid point.

[ProfCrash]

I can't read that at work so unless someone wants to do a cut and paste I cannot comment.

Dueling stories, not a surprise.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by andyh2000

Eye-strain.

Varies by individual experience.

[andyh2000]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Varies by individual experience.

Absolutely it does. And so far I much prefer eInk to LCD. I've only got an iPad 1 though, so it's possible that the iPad 3 would change that (as long as the minimum backlight brightness has been lowered from "staring into the sun").

Andrew

[ProfCrash]

IS that it? I have not touched the brightness on my IPad 3 and have not found it to be an issue.

[murraypaul]

Originally Posted by andyh2000

Absolutely it does. And so far I much prefer eInk to LCD. I've only got an iPad 1 though, so it's possible that the iPad 3 would change that (as long as the minimum backlight brightness has been lowered from "staring into the sun").

Went I went from iPad1 to iPad3 I found that the maximum brightness was a little bit brighter, and the minimum quite substantially darker.

[DreamWriter]

I have an e-ink Kindle Keyboard and two tablets. Most of the time I read books on the Kindle, but sometimes it's nice to see features within a book in color. Even though book covers and illustrations are rendered in grey on the e-ink devices, many of the book covers and illustrations are actually in color, which you can see using the Kindle app on tablets.

The tablets don't bother my eyes, but I know that some people are sensitive to that. For me, the biggest drawback to reading on a tablet is that there can be a lot of glare, so it's not so great for reading outdoors.

[andyh2000]

Originally Posted by DreamWriter

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The tablets don't bother my eyes, but I know that some people are sensitive to that. For me, the biggest drawback to reading on a tablet is that there can be a lot of glare, so it's not so great for reading outdoors.

That as well. I've just come back from a holiday and I've never seen so many ereaders around the pool. What surprised me though is the number of people using iPads. When I walked behind them all I could see was their face reflected back. The kindles,kobos and one Sony were clearly superior in those conditions.

Andrew

[afv011]

Not interested in color eInk; for novels, a B&W eInk device would be better; for magazines and illustrated books, a tablet would be better. It's a compromise both ways, sort of a jack of all trades, master of none.