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Getting there. I still need it to be water proof before it is enough of an advantage over paper books to overcome the ephemeral nature of ebooks. I'd love to ca
by jws 18y ago
Getting there. I still need it to be water proof before it is enough of an advantage over paper books to overcome the ephemeral nature of ebooks. I'd love to carry my fiction around in a more compact form when I go sailing, that would save a significant portion of my duffle bag space, but "water happens" (or pop/soda spills). Once it is waterproof I can read in a pool too!
Get me a sealed unit, capacitive touch screen, inductive charger, wireless data interface (wifi or bluetooth) and I'm ready to go.
I'd also prefer that a larger portion of the physical size be given to the screen, so either grow the screen or lose bulk.
- umjames 18y agoGeez, do you want fries with that? :) But seriously, I agree about the bulk. I don't need mine to be waterproof, just be able to let me read PDFs (including password-protected PDFs). A color screen would be good too. Let me plug it into my Mac and manage my own PDFs. That's all I need.
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoIf they can ditch the DRM and drop the price of the ebooks I'll start considering a purchase. I do like the look of the e-Ink.
- unalone 18y agoI find that PDF conversion is easy enough to make it worth it. As an avid reader, I think this is close to my most-loved possession ever. Also, I worry that a color screen would drain batteries too much.
- altano 18y agoYou're too picky. I just want one that flies!
- unalone 18y agoIsn't it waterproof? I've certainly spilled on mine and it hasn't changed noticeably. I've even washed the screen. There's a large-screen version coming out with this simultaneously, according to all reports.