Comments on: Bookeen Cybook Gen3 Brings Books to the 21st Century http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: jim http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-351972 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:01:36 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-351972 I guess I should clarify my comments. If you have seen a modern text book you would notice a big use of color for photos and illustrations. To replace a text book I think would require color. For reading a novel it would be ok, if you could GET an e-book easily at a reasonable price. However, I like to read in bed at night and find a self lighted display aka PDA works pretty well in that case. Still, if you look at almost any modern publication it will be in color. Even the local newspaper is in color. I guess I should clarify my comments.

If you have seen a modern text book you would notice a big use of color for photos and illustrations. To replace a text book I think would require color.

For reading a novel it would be ok, if you could GET an e-book easily at a reasonable price. However, I like to read in bed at night and find a self lighted display aka PDA works pretty well in that case.

Still, if you look at almost any modern publication it will be in color. Even the local newspaper is in color.

]]> by: dogger http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-351906 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:09:58 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-351906 so is it basicly a portable picture viewer like those picture frames that run with memorycards? so is it basicly a portable picture viewer like those picture frames that run with memorycards?

]]> by: Another Mike http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-350977 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:07:58 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-350977 I'm not sure how a high quality color display would really help book reading... but maybe that's just me. I really want one of these, the display is really fantastic. But I agree with Lewie that it costs just a tad too much. When they get down to $200, then I'll go ahead and grab one right quick. I’m not sure how a high quality color display would really help book reading… but maybe that’s just me. I really want one of these, the display is really fantastic. But I agree with Lewie that it costs just a tad too much. When they get down to $200, then I’ll go ahead and grab one right quick.

]]> by: Lewie http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-350902 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:11:11 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-350902 At about 430 USD I wouldn't consider these things dirt cheap. I'd like to have an e-book reader, but so far nobody's been able to hit the sweet spot on features vs. price. I'll keep waiting. At about 430 USD I wouldn’t consider these things dirt cheap. I’d like to have an e-book reader, but so far nobody’s been able to hit the sweet spot on features vs. price. I’ll keep waiting.

]]> by: Jim http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-350810 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:11:33 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5061#comment-350810 These would have been great a few years ago. I afraid without a high quality color display these are a non starter today unless they are dirt cheap. These would have been great a few years ago. I afraid without a high quality color display these are a non starter today unless they are dirt cheap.

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