There's a market for ebook readers with "epaper" displays that are aimed primarily at reading printed page if they get the price down around $150.
One way to do that is a Wi-Fi only approach. Considering you can download books (printed and/or audio) and then still be able to read them when outside of a Wi-Fi hotspot, this actually could be a very successful approach. If I'm going to go on a week vacation, I need merely load up my ebook reader via the Wi-Fi in my home before departing. I do this already with podcast on my ipod (and audio books). For instance, Amazon could come out with a Wi-Fi only model of the Kindle and probably sell it for around $129. This price point vs $495 to get into an iPad is very compelling if one's primary interest is reading (and/or listening to books). I'd definitely buy that device. I for one still believe in the need of an ebook reader that uses ambient lighting instead of LCD backlighting. I don't want to stare at my novel for hours with it glaring back at me and causing eye strain. It's a different kind of activity that working with a computer display - when you're reading for pleasure you want to have a totally comfortable experience, as opposed to have to endure some annoyance. On Feb 5, 9:19 am, Karsten Silz <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 5, 4:52 pm, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Amazon seems to have bought a colour touch screen maker: > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/technology/04amazon.html?ref=books > > I read a pretty good opinion the other day where they said that Amazon > (and Sony and B&N and all the other guys) want to emulate paper books, > hence the eInk display. Apple wants to re-invent books as multimedia > experiences with animation and video and audio and Internet > integration (just think about school or college textbooks..), hence > the LCD the iPhone OS behind it. I think there's a market for both, > but if content providers go along with it, then my bet is on the iPad > way as the more successful one. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
