Comments on: Electronic Book for One-Handed Page Turning

By: Marty

Marty — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:50:10 +0000

John D, thanks for this information — Borders seems like a much better fit, retail-wise, than a big box electronics store. What could be more natural than a place where readers congregate?

By: John D

John D — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:02:05 +0000

Happened on this post and if you haven’t found the Reader yet they’re on sale at all Border’s Bookstores. I been able to see and play around with one at the local Border’s here and it’s my understnading they are available at the other Border’s across the country too. I think their was a special a while back that if you buy one you get some free ebooks or something like that. They also seel the carrying case at Borders…

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:26:05 +0000

Right now, we can rummage through dusty boxes of similar out-dated things that are only a few years old, in the closets I share with my spouse. Ah, technology — no need to wait a century for the dust to settle . . . normally, about six months does the trick.

By: Conrad

Conrad — Wed, 23 May 2007 15:36:14 +0000

Just think, in a hundred years’ time we’ll be rummaging through dusty boxes of these things in second-hand stores.

By: Marty

Marty — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:57:54 +0000

Both terrific enhancements — or, as you suggest, Susan, necessary ones! According to the Cool Tools reviewer, the Reader does incorporate bookmarking, but even my browser lets me change font size with a keystroke.

Interesting that I discounted the “write in the margins” feature. I’ve never written in a book in my life (even in college, even in grad school). It wasn’t tempting when I (rarely) read books on my old PDA. I wonder if I’d be tempted to when using an electronic reader?

I’m not sure that being able to make notes in margins would matter for my dad, who might use a reader if he becomes unable to hold books, but it does seems as if it’s a feature that should be available — and it is a defining difference between this Sony and other, more expensive, electronic books.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:24:21 +0000

I tested this thing at a focus group once. I told them I think it needs: the ability to zoom in and change font size (yeah, my eyes are going) AND the ability to bookmark pages and write comments in the margins, like in Microsoft Word or in real books. Then I might consider it.