Comments on: Amazon e-book reader coming Monday http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/16/amazon-e-book-reader-coming-monday/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:13:16 -0500 hourly 1 By: Sarasin Booppanon http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/16/amazon-e-book-reader-coming-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-525980 Sarasin Booppanon Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:24:02 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/16/amazon-e-book-reader-coming-monday/#comment-525980 I fear that this one will just be another forgettable device when Apple rolls out its new generation of Newton (based on iPhones with larger screen) in the next few years. Another key point is that the online ebook store is completely irrelevant. For ebook readers to take off, it requires that users at home must first have a practical way to easily convert printed books into PDFs (just like they could easily convert audio CDs to MP3s). They now have a way to do so by just using digital cameras and some home-made v-shaped cradle to image the book pages (or just buy BookSnap from our company). I fear that this one will just be another forgettable device when Apple rolls out its new generation of Newton (based on iPhones with larger screen) in the next few years.

Another key point is that the online ebook store is completely irrelevant.
For ebook readers to take off, it requires that users at home must first have a practical way to easily convert printed books into PDFs (just like they could easily convert audio CDs to MP3s). They now have a way to do so by just using digital cameras and some home-made v-shaped cradle to image the book pages (or just buy BookSnap from our company).

]]> By: Doug Aamoth http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/16/amazon-e-book-reader-coming-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-525883 Doug Aamoth Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:03:10 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/16/amazon-e-book-reader-coming-monday/#comment-525883 Yeah, me too. It's gotta be a prototype. Either that or Amazon's going for the people-who-like-to-read-but-also-need-shields crowd. Yeah, me too. It’s gotta be a prototype. Either that or Amazon’s going for the people-who-like-to-read-but-also-need-shields crowd.

]]> By: Niels http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/16/amazon-e-book-reader-coming-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-525876 Niels Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:43:08 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/16/amazon-e-book-reader-coming-monday/#comment-525876 Danm thats ugly! Hope this isn't the one Amazon is going to sell... Danm thats ugly! Hope this isn’t the one Amazon is going to sell…

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