So is it now hip to have an old school e-reader that is not a tablet?
When the first e-readers came out it was came out it was common to overhear from the hip, cool lit kids that, they will never switch over b/c they preferred REAL book with paper and glue and whatnot. With the introduction of the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire to the marketplace, the new e-readers are now the Toyota Camreys of the tablet world. So are the old black and white e-readers out of date? Does it make it hip to have an e-readers that you can't play Angry Birds on? Or is it still divided between paper and ink books and e-readers?
A lady in my book club is selling an 18-month old Sony e-reader for £50. I am sort of tempted, as I hate breaking my back carrying heavy books in my handbag, but I am not really bothered enough to switch yet.
I don't think anyone's going to buy it anyway.
i prefer not to read books on an LED / LCD screen. e-ink is still the best way to read books electronically that simulate the clarity of printed paper books. it's also less straining on the eyes.
This is the same way I feel.
"Old Fashioned" ereaders with e-ink are the way to go for reading books.
Tablets are for everything else.
I'm afraid the big book sellers are slowly going to get rid of e-ink and only try to sell tablets. They always ruin everything that is going good.
Well in this case I sure hope my Kindle lasts a lifetime.
This.
Not to mention being able to read it in the sunlight.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
Never tried an E-Ink reader but I now have my Tablet (HP Touchpad)that I have some books loaded on. Whenever the seldom chance I actually get time to read that is.
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
waiting for the first double sided e-reader/tablet. in a world where a kindle costs under $80, adding an e-ink display to the back and engineering some sort of flip-side protective case/sleeve would be a very easy, cost effective thing to do. would also cater to everyone.
myself, i'll never trade my e-ink for LCD when it comes to reading.
myself, i'll never trade my e-ink for LCD when it comes to reading.
How about they just make a tablet that can mimic e-ink in its settings. I'm waiting for the see through tablets and smartphones using oled's
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
I could make you one of those with duct tape, Berto.
myself, i'll never trade my e-ink for LCD when it comes to reading.
How about they just make a tablet that can mimic e-ink in its settings. I'm waiting for the see through tablets and smartphones using oled's
can't be done. Making an e-ink touch screen was challenging enough. But the lcd, color and backlighting are totally different technologies than e-ink.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
I guess technology has advanced since the last time I read about it.
Are they able to integrate a touch screen with that?
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
yeah, there's a table out there (adam notion ink) that uses this.
it's not as marketed because it's a startup and they've been having major production issues to the point that many people considered it vapor ware.
for what it was, it's an impressive tablet on paper.
pixel qi is a pretty rad technology, but as fixed and negotiated as amazon & bn's supply chain contracts are, as well as the associated pricing benefits, i more likely see them doing a two in one than licensing a proprietary technology like qi.
i wonder if pixel qi could supply that level of demand...
I don't really mind that my reader and tablet are two separate items. My iPad has a nice, big, shiny touch screen and my kindle is simple, glare free and compact.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
i like my kindle because of the glare-free screen too. probably the best thing about it is the free 3G/Edge service you can use internationally.
i've used that connectivity *a lot* for looking up info / sending emails while i was traveling.
Huh, I didn't know you could use it internationally.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
yep, pretty much anywhere you can get a mobile connection with data.
If I'm gonna buy an e-reader (and I have), I'd go with the old school kindle. Really. If I wanted a tablet... well, I'd buy a tablet.
At first, I was all "OH I'D RATHER HAVE A REAL BOOK," too. After my significant other bought a kindle and I had a look at it, I wanted on immediately. I love my kindle. It makes it a lot easier to buy books and the matte look of the ~real paper~ look is what buys me in the most. Being able to read under direct light without a glare (like the fire or an ipad would have).
Really, if you're interested in an e-reader, I'd say go for it.
Isn't the cool new hip thing to go green anyways?