Comments on: Press conference of the month (Amazon/Kindle)… http://eisenstadt.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/press-conference-of-the-month-amazonkindle/ Marc Eisenstadt's Next Blog Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:52:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Barry Norton http://eisenstadt.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/press-conference-of-the-month-amazonkindle/#comment-710 Barry Norton Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:07:26 +0000 http://eisenstadt.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/press-conference-of-the-month-amazonkindle/#comment-710 Mmmm, they're bound to get that for the DRM but it does read unDRMed ASCII and Mobi content (much like the iPod reads unDRMed MP3s as well as DRMed AACs from the official store), and since there is yet no eBook iPod it's maybe fairer to call it a Diamond Rio. Thought you might find this interesting: http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/11/19/the-future-of-reading (Though the 1984 references are terribly hackneyed.) Mmmm, they’re bound to get that for the DRM but it does read unDRMed ASCII and Mobi content (much like the iPod reads unDRMed MP3s as well as DRMed AACs from the official store), and since there is yet no eBook iPod it’s maybe fairer to call it a Diamond Rio.

Thought you might find this interesting: http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/11/19/the-future-of-reading

(Though the 1984 references are terribly hackneyed.)

]]> By: Marc http://eisenstadt.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/press-conference-of-the-month-amazonkindle/#comment-711 Marc Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:02:55 +0000 http://eisenstadt.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/press-conference-of-the-month-amazonkindle/#comment-711 You're right... I should have said 'acceptable lag', which seems 'just about OK' on this from what I have seen... It's got a lot of strikes against it, but is a very worthy attempt. I figure it's more of a Zune for books than an iPod ;-) You’re right… I should have said ‘acceptable lag’, which seems ‘just about OK’ on this from what I have seen…
It’s got a lot of strikes against it, but is a very worthy attempt. I figure it’s more of a Zune for books than an iPod ;-)

]]> By: Barry Norton http://eisenstadt.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/press-conference-of-the-month-amazonkindle/#comment-712 Barry Norton Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:22:15 +0000 http://eisenstadt.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/press-conference-of-the-month-amazonkindle/#comment-712 Is "no page-turning lag" possible with eInk? I didn't think so. Certainly the Sony Reader was very slow... but not compared with turning the page of a real book and finding your place. Is “no page-turning lag” possible with eInk? I didn’t think so.

Certainly the Sony Reader was very slow… but not compared with turning the page of a real book and finding your place.

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