Top E-Book is iPad?

dream88 · 05-18-2010, 02:36 AM

After Apple released iPad,it attracts so many people,does it mean ipad has became the best E-Book?

Ortep · 05-18-2010, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dream88

After Apple released iPad,it attracts so many people,does it mean ipad has became the best E-Book?

Try reading on it in the full sun. And then try reading at the same spot on my old Cybook GEN3. Then ask again

HansTWN · 05-18-2010, 03:25 AM

The real question is -- how many of the Ipad buyers are avid readers? Try holding an Ipad for a few hours as your arms grow weaker.

dmaul1114 · 05-18-2010, 03:36 AM

Yeah, the iPad isn't for the book worms.

But still, it selling well and if it expands the e-book market, that's good news for bookworms as anything that expands the market is good for availability, pricing, etc.

Terisa de morgan · 05-18-2010, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by dmaul1114

Yeah, the iPad isn't for the book worms.

But still, it selling well and if it expands the e-book market, that's good news for bookworms as anything that expands the market is good for availability, pricing, etc.

I'm not sure. At this moment we know the first result: agency price, and I don't think that, now, it's a good thing.

Maggie Leung · 05-18-2010, 04:51 AM

Is iPad the best e-reader? Only the individual buyer's opinion counts.

For me, it's the best.

LDBoblo · 05-18-2010, 05:11 AM

"Best" and "popular" very rarely happen to converge on a single product, at least as far as the end-user is concerned.

The iPad is good for some things, and not good for some things. It might be the best ebook reader for some buyers. Of course, other buyers swear by their Kindles, or Sony Readers, or PocketBooks, or jetBooks, or Cybooks, or their phones, or...or...or...

It's just a device. If it works for you, it's good. If it doesn't work for you, it's not good. Don't let popularity make you think it's the "best" anything.

astra · 05-19-2010, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dream88

ipad has became the best E-Book?

I have not read E-Book ipad.
What is its genre? What is it about?
If it is a fantasy and taking into the account that it became the best, I might give it a try.

GeoffC · 05-19-2010, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by dream88

After Apple released iPad,it attracts so many people,does it mean ipad has became the best E-Book?

The "acid" test will be whether once purchased the user continues to use it ....

HansTWN · 05-19-2010, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

I have not read E-Book ipad.
What is its genre? What is it about?
If it is a fantasy and taking into the account that it became the best, I might give it a try.

Never joke around like that. Steve Jobs might read it and decide to up the hype even more for his next product release!

GeoffC · 05-19-2010, 05:11 AM

Certainly the hype has been one reason why it has been so "successfully" launched ... but then few other manufacturers have the same kind of 'clout' as Apple. Once you've mentioned Amazon and Sony, there are few capable of shouting as loudly ... (except perhaps Microsoft - but they don't shout ..... just bellow!)

greenapple · 05-19-2010, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

The real question is -- how many of the Ipad buyers are avid readers? Try holding an Ipad for a few hours as your arms grow weaker.

On the other hand, it helps develop muscles.

GeoffC · 05-19-2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by greenapple

On the other hand, it helps develop muscles.

Now that's a USP that wasn't used by Apple in their vast advertising campaign ....

stustaff · 05-19-2010, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Ortep

Try reading on it in the full sun. And then try reading at the same spot on my old Cybook GEN3. Then ask again

try reading your Gen3 cybook in the dark...

Your statement was true but its true of any device even the eink with lights built in are not as good for reading in the dark as the iPad.

Its irrelevant in deciding 'best' as they are completely different devices.

Tamara · 05-19-2010, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ortep

Try reading on it in the full sun. And then try reading at the same spot on my old Cybook GEN3. Then ask again

I think it's more likely that most people read in lower light situations. Here in FL, only fans of skin cancer read in full sun.

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HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	The real question is -- how many of the Ipad buyers are avid readers? Try holding an Ipad for a few hours as your arms grow weaker.

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dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Yeah, the iPad isn't for the book worms. But still, it selling well and if it expands the e-book market, that's good news for bookworms as anything that expands the market is good for availability, pricing, etc.

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Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	Is iPad the best e-reader? Only the individual buyer's opinion counts. For me, it's the best.

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LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	"Best" and "popular" very rarely happen to converge on a single product, at least as far as the end-user is concerned. The iPad is good for some things, and not good for some things. It might be the best ebook reader for some buyers. Of course, other buyers swear by their Kindles, or Sony Readers, or PocketBooks, or jetBooks, or Cybooks, or their phones, or...or...or... It's just a device. If it works for you, it's good. If it doesn't work for you, it's not good. Don't let popularity make you think it's the "best" anything.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Certainly the hype has been one reason why it has been so "successfully" launched ... but then few other manufacturers have the same kind of 'clout' as Apple. Once you've mentioned Amazon and Sony, there are few capable of shouting as loudly ... (except perhaps Microsoft - but they don't shout ..... just bellow!)