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A lot of e-reading, that is. Reading continues as it has for centuries... I sympathize with his point of view. The smartphone market, the netbooks, the tablets

by msg 17y ago

A lot of e-reading, that is. Reading continues as it has for centuries... I sympathize with his point of view. The smartphone market, the netbooks, the tablets, are all changing so fast that you have to settle for second best if you want to get in. For me, cell internet access was such a big draw I couldn't stay away from the phone eventually.

pavs 17y ago
While generally I agree with you. New type of software/hardware tends to reach a point where subsequent improvements doesn't add _huge_ value to end users. Which is when I think it is a perfect time to buy a new technology. Some example I can think of is: Iphone Original and 3g. The original was good but with 3G Apple reached a point of equilibrium where it is safe to say that waiting 6 months to a year for the next iphone won't give you hugely superior product. (Maybe a free firmware update to a better software) But ereader market is not very matured, until recently it was dominated by sony, who didn't care much about innovation - because there was no major competition. With big players like Amazon - B&N - Apple entering the market, just now, it will initiate some major changes/improvements in a very short time. Which is why the perfect time to buy an e-reader in my opinion is at the end of this year. Personally I read a lot on my macbook, which I think is a great indoor reading device.
Herring 17y ago
>A lot of e-reading, that is. Reading continues as it has for centuries... Perhaps not, unless he's reading on a cell phone. You read a lot more with a dedicated device. I find myself pulling out my kindle & losing myself in a book whenever there's any down time.
- msg 17y ago
  I meant, by staying out of the market, the author is losing out on e-reading only. But this doesn't mean not reading, just because the mobile phone is a crappy reading platform. It just means carrying around a paperback. I see why you might read much more by carrying around a Kindle rather than a phone. I'll give you that. But I'm not the target market for the Kindle, because I am willing to check out a book from the library and carry it around instead.
  - Herring 17y ago
    Yeah I got your meaning. I just think perhaps you'd do even more reading if you got a kindle. (Well it can't be less..) Like I've been running through lots of academic papers recently. I just loaded the empirical bayes paper from the front page & I plan on reading a few pages before I sleep. Tomorrow I'll compare it with the dozen other texts I have on the kindle.

by msg 17y ago

pavs 17y ago

While generally I agree with you. New type of software/hardware tends to reach a point where subsequent improvements doesn't add _huge_ value to end users. Which is when I think it is a perfect time to buy a new technology. Some example I can think of is: Iphone Original and 3g. The original was good but with 3G Apple reached a point of equilibrium where it is safe to say that waiting 6 months to a year for the next iphone won't give you hugely superior product. (Maybe a free firmware update to a better software) But ereader market is not very matured, until recently it was dominated by sony, who didn't care much about innovation - because there was no major competition. With big players like Amazon - B&N - Apple entering the market, just now, it will initiate some major changes/improvements in a very short time. Which is why the perfect time to buy an e-reader in my opinion is at the end of this year. Personally I read a lot on my macbook, which I think is a great indoor reading device.

Herring 17y ago

>A lot of e-reading, that is. Reading continues as it has for centuries... Perhaps not, unless he's reading on a cell phone. You read a lot more with a dedicated device. I find myself pulling out my kindle & losing myself in a book whenever there's any down time.

msg 17y ago
I meant, by staying out of the market, the author is losing out on e-reading only. But this doesn't mean not reading, just because the mobile phone is a crappy reading platform. It just means carrying around a paperback. I see why you might read much more by carrying around a Kindle rather than a phone. I'll give you that. But I'm not the target market for the Kindle, because I am willing to check out a book from the library and carry it around instead.
- Herring 17y ago
  Yeah I got your meaning. I just think perhaps you'd do even more reading if you got a kindle. (Well it can't be less..) Like I've been running through lots of academic papers recently. I just loaded the empirical bayes paper from the front page & I plan on reading a few pages before I sleep. Tomorrow I'll compare it with the dozen other texts I have on the kindle.