07-12-2010, 11:56 AM | #106 |
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07-12-2010, 12:39 PM | #107 | |
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07-12-2010, 03:36 PM | #108 |
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Color is certainly an option with bestselling authors like Danielle Steele, Stephen King, John Grisham, etc., but it's rarely used. Apparently it isn't worth the added expense, minimal though it would be for those print runs. Who needs color chapter titles? The only ones I've seen, on ebooks for PCs, have been a hideous blue that I would pay extra to have in black.
As for "serious reading" I think there's some confusion between "serious reading" and "serious readers." Certainly most fiction reading is for entertainment, and most of it is trivial, but a "serious reader" reads a lot of it. In this sense, the word "serious" doesn't mean "grim and weighty" but "someone who does a lot of something." Color is much more important in non-fiction, especially textbooks, for graphs and charts and illustrations and such, than in most fiction reading. Any sort of ereading device for the education market has to address that. I've played a bit with iPads but I've yet to find a single function I want in that form factor, let alone one that I'd pay $500 or more for. I like GPS, but I only need it in my car, where I have it. I prefer typing at a real, not virtual keyboard (and don't even like Apple's "Chiclet" keyboards), which I have on my desktop pc and netbook. Ereading is nice, but I prefer my Kobo. TV...give me a big screen and a kickass sound system, please. Music...my iPod fits in my pocket. Games...don't play 'em. Photos...okay, I need to put a picture of my dog in my wallet, you got me on that one. I'm glad that people love their iPads and do whatever they do with them, but speaking for myself only, I don't even want one. |
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I happen to be a serious reader who sees the value of color for serious reading, as well as for lighter reading. |
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07-12-2010, 04:15 PM | #110 |
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As a serious traveller, if I ever buy an iPad I suspect my E-ink e-reader will mostly collect dust. I don't want to travel with more devices than necessary. I've got enough crap I have to drag around. If an iPad would be acceptible to my eyes for, say, six hours of reading (TBD) then I see no reason I'd also carry a separate e-reader.
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07-12-2010, 04:30 PM | #111 | |
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( I would expect that the same is true for many people even those who do not live in a blast furnace like me) |
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07-12-2010, 10:17 PM | #112 | |
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About reading in direct sunlight: I've never cared for it, especially while growing up in the tropics. |
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07-12-2010, 11:40 PM | #113 |
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Well, in summer here in Taiwan I wouldn't be caught dead reading out in the sunlight in summer, but late November to early March it sure feels nice.
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07-13-2010, 12:50 AM | #114 | |
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I really only considered the iPad for the e-reading capabilities. Now between my Kobo, iMac and iPhone, I have no need for the iPad. |
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07-13-2010, 12:54 AM | #115 |
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I have both an iPad and a Kobo and actually find that I enjoy reading on the Kobo better.
The eInk is more pleasant on my eyes, especially when I read for hours. (I read a fair bit, 100 or so books a year.) The Kobo is light and less bulky and doesn't hurt my face if I fall asleep reading in bed |
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07-13-2010, 05:41 AM | #117 |
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Now that I have my iPad, it's pretty sweet as an Internet appliance (I'm writing this on it), but it won't replace my Graphite for reading books. It probably will mostly replace my laptop. But if I were traveling and could only take one, it would be the iPad. The iPad does reading better than the Kindle does Internet.
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Also, if you travel by motorhome, there are lots of travel and campground apps....etc.... with about 250,000 applications, there is something for just about anything you can think of.....After 3 months with the iPad it has replace my netbook, Sony reader and Nintendo DS lite. And, except for Photoshop and Music Production it has replaced my desktop as well.... |
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07-13-2010, 04:23 PM | #119 |
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