10-25-2015, 09:15 AM | #91 |
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But the perfect Reader needs good software for reading in multiple formats. It's not just Android apps. You want good reading apps. For example, you want to be able to read Kindle eBooks (both KF8 & Mobi) with full typesetting without the need for KFX. You want to have the same settings as a Kindle and more advanced options to give more control. You want RMDSk like Kobo has but you want full ePub 2 support. You also want a similar program to fully handle ePub 3. You want plenty of storage (8 gigs would do). You want 2gigs of ram for running other apps. You want separate ram for storage for your apps/OS. You want a beefy battery. Better then what's out there now. You want the battery user replaceable. You want a better processor. At least a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor. You want a larger screen (6.8 or 7"). You want wireless charging. You want bluetooth. You want the ability to add in your own fonts. You want Advanced font control. You want a non-glass backed screen. You want it not to be just another Reader with nothing special going for it like the one they are going to be making.
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10-25-2015, 09:40 AM | #92 | |
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The odds of Amazon actually producing and shipping the Echo or the Fire TV was very nearly 100%, give or take a millionth of a percentage. They were likely in the process of manufacturing and warehousing the products already and people's pre-order money would have made no difference. The odds that Good eReader produces a product to scale here is far lower than that, and given the lack of polish in the pitch, I'd peg it at maybe 5-10%. Successful crowdfunding efforts are utterly difficult, and I've seen with my own eyes how quickly they fall apart after a small management error. Crowdfunding remains a great tool for startups, I agree, but the bones of those who came before should be a warning sign. |
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10-25-2015, 11:02 AM | #93 | |
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I saw in the comment they promise to update to marshmallow, which is silly. A device like this hardly needs the latest and greatest, rather the simplest and least resource hungry. Most android apps only require something like gingerbread anyway. |
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10-25-2015, 11:17 AM | #94 | |
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10-25-2015, 11:29 AM | #95 | |
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One physical, one digital. I think what mycurlylocks meant was that you have to have a valid credit card attached to the account to do pre-orders. |
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10-25-2015, 11:38 AM | #96 | |
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Also, they never process credit card charges until the product ships. ... Independent startups usually don't have that trust and accountability, which is why relatively few of them become truly successful through crowdfunding campaigns. It's also why it would be nice to have at least a few safeguards -- like, for example, the Fixed Funding arrangement, where if a campaign doesn't meet the minimum amount they claim to need, Indiegogo/Kickstarter/whatever automatically refunds the money. Another nice thing is when the campaign in question has a great answer to the question of "what have you done so far?" It would help their case if the campaign launcher had a good name in the online community. It wouldn't help them with accountability, but it would help a lot with trust. ... Bottom line is, too many things smell fishy. |
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10-25-2015, 12:53 PM | #97 | |
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They charged when it shipped. I have a pre-order in place right now. No charge yet. More, my experience with Amazon Payments on third party stores is also good. Good enough that, if available, I'll go through them rather than straight through the credit card. Right nowI trust Amazon Payments more than Paypal. Last edited by fjtorres; 10-25-2015 at 01:05 PM. |
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10-26-2015, 04:49 AM | #100 |
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Rizla, you asked the very reasonable question, before you edited your post, why it is that people dislike GoodEReader. The answer is that they used to be a front for the very worst kind of pirate book site: the sort which charge people money to download pirated books. See:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85235 They may perhaps have cleaned up their act but the old saying that a leopard doesn't change its spots applies, and many people have serious qualms about their business ethics due to their shady past. |
10-26-2015, 05:19 AM | #101 |
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Sites that started as pirates can became legitimate and very important for their sector. Crunchyroll is about a completely different sort of intellectual property, but it is a great example of those, I subscribed them when they went legit and I am very glad they are successful (reported 700.000 subscribers last week and that is absolutely huge for the sector).
The problem about Good E-Reader is that even if they went legal, their reporting is biased and badly presented. Biased reporting doesn't inspire confidence and trust. What I am trying to say is, if a pirate web site decides to go legitimate, they might deserve support in the start of endeavour; but they have to prove themselves for continuing support. That is the problem with Good E-Reader. They went legal, not honest. Actually, if they were a TV program in the Continent, Kobo and others can even file for unfair competition with some hope of success. That is why people dislike it, it is not the past, it is failure to make up for it. Fixing isn't the same thing as making amends, no? |
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I agree with you, Gerge. I wouldn't give them my money. Other people may come to a different conclusion, and that is of course their choice to make.
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GoodEreader is the Fox News of the tech blogs.
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10-26-2015, 07:23 AM | #105 |
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