04-30-2013, 12:49 PM | #16 |
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I'd like to see pointless speculation done by people with a positive outlook for a change.
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04-30-2013, 12:58 PM | #17 | |
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04-30-2013, 01:33 PM | #18 |
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What would I like to see? Children being taught to read but go ahead and call me a hopeless optimist. Or, perhaps call me an enemy of teachers' unions.
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04-30-2013, 01:42 PM | #19 |
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04-30-2013, 02:16 PM | #20 | |
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We have three tablets in our house, a couple of laptops, iPhones, an iPod Touch, numerous gaming consoles... but none of those are as pleasant to read on as the e-Readers. Neither of us have used any of the tablets or LED screens for this purpose as we find they aren't as easy on the eyes as traditional paper. For the price point, we couldn't really NOT try the e-Readers out, and even though we *thought* we'd be returning one of them, each of us developed a liking for the different models, and both have stayed in the house. My hubby has already read more novels in the past 3 weeks than he has probably in the past year! Plus, we're already eyeing some of the pricier options on the market. So no, I don't think the market is DEAD, I think there are still folks out there who will eventually take the plunge, particularly with the lower cost of the devices now (you can choose from several for under $100). |
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04-30-2013, 03:11 PM | #21 |
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Perhaps it is a case of: we're happy with what we have. Sure we could ask for a lot of stuff: colour screens, higher refresh rates, as well as more sophisticated typesetting and layout. Not to mention the other ideas that people are bringing up. But would that sell more ereaders? I'm not so sure, simple because books are predominantly black and white, are static pages that we read one at a time, and don't depend upon typesetting or layout to a large degree.
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04-30-2013, 03:24 PM | #22 |
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I was always perfectly happy with my K2 US until I wasn't anymore. Poor little bugger never did a thing wrong. I still feel guilty at times about mothballing it.
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Totally agree, though, on the nearly indestructible and fully sealed version, though I doubt that it's quite a simple as a few O-rings as you seemed to imply. |
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04-30-2013, 10:28 PM | #24 |
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05-01-2013, 03:41 AM | #25 | |
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So hurry up already and start using that 9.7" 2400x1600 screen E-Ink sells, somebody! I very much want to have a look at that new Kobo... |
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05-01-2013, 08:36 AM | #26 |
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user-replaceable battery is my only tempt that would get me to replace my paperwhite. But then it would only happen if my paperwhite gave up the ghost. All I had ever dreamed of with the touch was light. The paperwhite gave me that, wish list closed.
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05-01-2013, 09:05 AM | #27 |
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Something has tempted me to buy another ebook reader. Price. £29 from B&N for the NOOK Simple Touch!
Too good to pass up to make access to my Fictionwise ebooks (now transferred to B&N) easier. |
05-01-2013, 04:13 PM | #28 | |
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Then I went to Italy with my best friend (who brought her Nook) and my phone died a fiery hot death by wetting. She continued to read and I was kept from my books. After returning state side and replacing my phone, the very next thing I bought was a Literati ereader (lcd screen; Kobo software; ebay for $15). That was my gateway and I now have an eInk Kobo WiFi. So, don't count out the smart phone app users. Sometimes we just need to be shown the error of our ways. |
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05-01-2013, 08:25 PM | #29 |
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05-01-2013, 08:49 PM | #30 |
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More readers with buttons. That's pretty much the main one for me - I'm not a huge fan of touch screens, and it's nice to have the button alternative. I mean, I already have two with buttons (the T1 and Kindle Keyboard), but once/if those die, I fear I won't have button-y readers to replace them with if this trend of "all the touch screens, all the time!" keeps going on.
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