Oh yes, its not a dedicated reader at all, was just throwing the idea in in case there are other people who like multi-purpose gadgets.
Dedicated Ebook readers...anyone got any experience with them?
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Oh yes, its not a dedicated reader at all, was just throwing the idea in in case there are other people who like multi-purpose gadgets.
Read what I said again, smaller fonts mean more on the screen at one time, which will necessitate fewer page turns, those being the activity which uses most battery power.
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I love the idea of one, but it's too expensive for me to buy one
Maybe if the price was lowered though..
Yep I feel the same way, I'd be much more tempted if they were below £100, but I can't see that happening anytime soon...
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I managed to pick mine up for £150 from the bay about 12 months ago. The older ones can be found if you look hard enough.
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I didn't know about the e-ink displays, sounds like an interesting technology. And I must say I'm surprised because when that Amazon reader came out a few months ago everyone criticised it for its short battery life!
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yep for sure - check out my review here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17789717&highlight=prs-500
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I suspect that that would be down to the wifi that is inbuilt in the Kindle. The eInk technology is not very power intensive at all.
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They license ebooks and that'w where it fails. If I buy a book I own it and can read it then sell it or read it and make a tower out of my old books or use it as toilet paper.
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You can buy plenty of un DRM'd books, same as you can buy un DRM'd music on the web, there is just no way to resell an electronic format.They license ebooks and that'w where it fails. If I buy a book I own it and can read it then sell it or read it and make a tower out of my old books or use it as toilet paper.
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What can those displays do apart from text? Colour? Images?
No, at least not any that you can buy at the moment.
Yes, in glorious 16 greyscale, which is actually decent enough to do comics.manveruppd said:
I'd forgotten i'd posted this thread until I just did a search for ebooks
(the joys of posting when knackered).
Thanks for the replies guys, I think i'm going to get a PRS-505, as I had a look at one in waterstones in Milton Keynes the other day and was very impressed with it, as was my dad and younger brother (both were with me at the time).
I'm tempted to wait for the 700, but as it took about 2 years for the 505 to get here, i'm not betting on the newer model making it over any faster.
(the joys of posting when knackered).Thanks for the replies guys, I think i'm going to get a PRS-505, as I had a look at one in waterstones in Milton Keynes the other day and was very impressed with it, as was my dad and younger brother (both were with me at the time).
I'm tempted to wait for the 700, but as it took about 2 years for the 505 to get here, i'm not betting on the newer model making it over any faster.
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I'd like one if I could get for free electronic copies of all the books I currently own. But that's never going to happen is it!
I would get one if the books were half price. How can they charge the same price as a normal book. There's basically no manufacturing cost or retail cost for electronic content.