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More power to you!
I don't have an e-reader but I intend to get one once the price and features are right for me. I won't be getting rid of my paper books, either. I don't understand why some people think the two can't coexist. Both forms have their strengths and weaknesses and you should use what suits you.
Jack of all trades, master of none, perhaps? The thing that appeals to me about e-readers is that they're designed for reading: no need to charge them every other day, and a screen designed for reading the printed word, not browsing the Internet.
I don't want an iPad, but I do want a Kindle. And I do love physical books, but they take up a hell of a lot of space, and are a pain to lug around when you're traveling. As for the one in the OP, I'm not sure if I'd have a use for it. It seems kinda gimmicky, and I have to wonder what affect all that eye-tracking stuff has on battery life. Probably great for young children and people learning a language, though.
More power to you!
I don't have an e-reader but I intend to get one once the price and features are right for me. I won't be getting rid of my paper books, either. I don't understand why some people think the two can't coexist. Both forms have their strengths and weaknesses and you should use what suits you.
Well I have 200 paper books, and bought my Kindle after saving up the £109 (~$200?) for it and already have 20 more books on it. I think the price has gone up in the UK because of the VAT increase but even so, after 2-3 months of using one I'd highly recommend it.
I love how these threads always bring out the Luddites who shun e-readers as if Amazon's gonna break into your house in the dead of night, slip a Kindle under your pillow, then steal all your paper books and pulp them.
If people don't want to use a certain bit of a technology you're more than welcome not to. I don't see why it's necessary to come into a thread about e-readers and be all "cold, dead hands!" about paper books. I don't care for the PlayStation 3 but I deal with that by not buying one. I don't go into every PS3 thread and declare how much I hate PS3s.
Yeah, that's been bugging me a bit. Especially because I love physical books and have an extensive collection myself, but don't understand the hatred for e-readers. I feel like they each have functions and advantages. I was even thinking about venturing into your forum to start a thread about it.
I actually like that it's a standalone device, and very much just a replacement for whatever book I might have in my hand at the moment. As someone else mentioned it doesn't need to be charged as often. Beyond that though, it's simple and doesn't have a million things going on to distract you. It feels like picking up a book and I enjoy that.
I think an ideal tablet device would be capable of alternating between a standard backlit LCD screen and a colored e-ink screen, intelligently switching contexts between the two types of screens based on the application being used.
Videos and games would use the LCD while textual web pages and books would use the e-ink screen.
Right now I think we're dividing the market by having two distinct types of devices for mobile media consumption. It'll be nice when we have devices that handle both paradigms gracefully.
Videos and games would use the LCD while textual web pages and books would use the e-ink screen.
Right now I think we're dividing the market by having two distinct types of devices for mobile media consumption. It'll be nice when we have devices that handle both paradigms gracefully.
Yeah, if something like that existed and didn't cost an arm and a leg, I'd consider buying one. As it stands, though, I can't read comfortably on an LCD screen, so if I get anything along those lines, it'll be a reader with e-ink.
Interesting idea. Can't remember having anything like that when I was in nursery school (preschool) or the early elementary grades, though my memories of those years are a bit fuzzy.
Not pulp. BURN!I love how these threads always bring out the Luddites who shun e-readers as if Amazon's gonna break into your house in the dead of night, slip a Kindle under your pillow, then steal all your paper books and pulp them.
Burning books isn't very "green."
