What are eBook Readers Anyway?

Posted by on 12/13 at 05:22 PM Discuss in Forums • Permalink
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Books definitely are great. But when you want to carry a bunch of them with you, that’s when you run into problems. Books get bulky and heavy. A lot of them are awkward to carry, to say the least.

So, what if you could carry dozens if not hundreds of books with you? And what if they could fit into something the size of a small hardcover, but lighter? That’s the promise an eBook reader delivers. While eBook readers are nothing new, they’ve really started to come into their own.

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    Posted by George Shaddock  on  12/14  at  04:12 PM

  1. As a publisher of E-books (pdf format),I can see a great future for them. We’re not there yet. The Amazon reader is a serious step forward, but still too expensive. The fact that you don’t own the book is a troublesome negative.

    PDF files can be locked so that no changes can be made to the manuscript, which gives the author a degree of protection, however nothing is perfect.

    Think of the cost savings to students, schools, colleges, etc., if text books were produced digitally. Authors could update their works instantly. Also, the ability to click on a word or formula, or whatever, and get a complete definition or answer, is an incredible aid to learning. Text to speech readers are improving dramatically and can eliminate eye strain.

    When E-book readers come out with a price tag of less than $200.00 there will be a serious revolution in the way we read books.

    We currently think of paper as a limitless resource which we continue to consume. Moving to digital books will save a huge number of trees that clean our air and provide the oxygen we love to breathe.

    2. Posted by Gary Van Ess  on  12/14  at  04:54 PM

  2. Anyone know what the make and model is for the ebook the kid in the photo is holding, the two-page deal with green trim around the edges?

    3. Posted by Monty Jones  on  12/14  at  05:37 PM

  3. I bought an eBook from Franklin a few years back. It has numerous features besides being able to read ebooks in the Mobipocket format. It plays mp3, has alarms the basic stuff. I have several Bible programs on it. You can use any text file and read it or compile it to a Mobipocket format. I have enjoyed the amount of free stuff available. The problem with the eBook from Franklin is the limited SDram. I have a 64 meg chip, so not a great deal of storage. I bought a 512 for my camera a few years back and one day decided to try it, well, it is to thick. I have not found any 128 or 256 SD chips so I don’t know if they would fit. So goes the problem with almost ever bit of our new technology. The designers didn’t think about expansion down the road.
    I like having several dozen books that fit in my shirt pocket.

    4. Posted by Jenny  on  12/18  at  11:38 AM

  4. Oh gosh, I purchased the Amazon Reader a few months ago and I tell you what a waste. I use my iPhone more to read my ebooks than it. I don’t like to carry around big things in my purse so thats why i do not use it anymore but it still beats lugging around 10 books at once.

    5. Posted by online file backup  on  12/29  at  01:35 PM

  5. two people in my family got sony readers for x-mas this year… i guess they are a new trend o_O
    -jack

    6. Posted by Jim  on  02/23  at  11:36 AM

  6. You mentioned some specific e-book readers in your article but missed one.  I wanted an e-book reader for a number years, but was unwilling to pay the high price and so read my e-books on a windows PDA.  About a year ago I finally purchased an e-book reader, and I’m glad I did.

    I did not purchase a Kindle, nor a Sony reader.  I purchased an eBookwise 1150 from ebookwise.com.  This device has served me very well over the past 9 months with a long battery life (~12 hours), easy to read display and clear text.  At $109 dollars it is an excellent value!!

    7. Posted by Andrew  on  06/03  at  03:03 AM

  7. I saw many times when people use e-books in sub-way or bus and I think it is very convinient to use them on your way to work. They are compact, light and you could control lightness of the screen. I am planning to buy e-book as soon as possible.

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