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Alisa · 04-15-2008, 10:49 PM

Color would open up the field of content a lot. I do often read things that have color diagrams and charts. The textbook market would be great. Most magazines out there are improved by color and I bet you the average person spends more on magazines than books. If there were larger screens out there that could do color and the price was right, I bet you it wouldn't be long before they became incredibly common in the schools. And when kids grow up reading on these kinds of devices, that will change the game completely. If they are able to function well as tablet PCs and people have them for work, they'll be more likely to buy content for them. They may not go out and buy a device to just read books but once they have the device and it's quicker and easier to get Us magazine on it than at the news stand or in the mail, that will be a sea change.

JSWolf · 04-15-2008, 11:01 PM

Well currently, the software for the current 6" screen based eink readers is not good enough for text books. They software would have to be completely redesigned. Most text books in electronic format are PDF and as we know, PDF on a 6" screen is not all that wonderful. Maybe the 9.7" screens will be ok for a letter sized PDF as long as there is a zoom to zoom in past the margin.

Alisa · 04-16-2008, 12:47 PM

Of course. I'm obviously talking about future products. Our current readers are really rather primitive but I think the technology will move quickly.

DixieGal · 04-16-2008, 02:46 PM

Speaking of color e-ink and so forth, do you want to know what I'm wishing for? A reader that has nice color and can handle travel guides with full color maps and photos. I know a laptop PC could do that, but who wants to drag that around a pile of dusty, ancient ruins? Imagine having a museum guidebook, a city guide, and a nice novel all in one small device.

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04-15-2008, 10:49 PM	#16
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	Color would open up the field of content a lot. I do often read things that have color diagrams and charts. The textbook market would be great. Most magazines out there are improved by color and I bet you the average person spends more on magazines than books. If there were larger screens out there that could do color and the price was right, I bet you it wouldn't be long before they became incredibly common in the schools. And when kids grow up reading on these kinds of devices, that will change the game completely. If they are able to function well as tablet PCs and people have them for work, they'll be more likely to buy content for them. They may not go out and buy a device to just read books but once they have the device and it's quicker and easier to get Us magazine on it than at the news stand or in the mail, that will be a sea change.

04-15-2008, 11:01 PM	#17
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,750 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Well currently, the software for the current 6" screen based eink readers is not good enough for text books. They software would have to be completely redesigned. Most text books in electronic format are PDF and as we know, PDF on a 6" screen is not all that wonderful. Maybe the 9.7" screens will be ok for a letter sized PDF as long as there is a zoom to zoom in past the margin.

04-16-2008, 12:47 PM	#18
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	Of course. I'm obviously talking about future products. Our current readers are really rather primitive but I think the technology will move quickly.

04-16-2008, 02:46 PM	#19
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Speaking of color e-ink and so forth, do you want to know what I'm wishing for? A reader that has nice color and can handle travel guides with full color maps and photos. I know a laptop PC could do that, but who wants to drag that around a pile of dusty, ancient ruins? Imagine having a museum guidebook, a city guide, and a nice novel all in one small device.

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