Comments on: Could e-books receive a major boost from touch screens? http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/24/could-e-books-receive-a-major-boost-from-touch-screens/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:25:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/24/could-e-books-receive-a-major-boost-from-touch-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-885522 David Rothman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:52:29 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/24/could-e-books-receive-a-major-boost-from-touch-screens/#comment-885522 Actually Daniel, I agree. "E-book" gizmo is in the eye of the beholder. My iPod Touch is MY gizmo. Thanks for encouraging me to clarify myself here---although the photo of the Dell tablet seemed to send the same message. Of course I think that BOTH dedicated and nondedicated gizmos will benefit from Touch screens. Thanks. David Actually Daniel, I agree. “E-book” gizmo is in the eye of the beholder. My iPod Touch is MY gizmo. Thanks for encouraging me to clarify myself here—although the photo of the Dell tablet seemed to send the same message. Of course I think that BOTH dedicated and nondedicated gizmos will benefit from Touch screens. Thanks. David

]]> By: Daniel Udsen http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/24/could-e-books-receive-a-major-boost-from-touch-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-885496 Daniel Udsen Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:10:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/24/could-e-books-receive-a-major-boost-from-touch-screens/#comment-885496 Your forgetting something those gizmo's wont be called ebook readers or marketed as ebook technology since they able to do way more then the kindle will ever do. This is a big conceptual issue, almost any general purpose computer today does text flawlessly and in something like 15 different ways. and the screen techknology compared with people getting used to LCD screens means tha eye strain becomming less og an issue every 3 year cycle. In the end this leads to almost zero demand for dedicated ebook technology. where people are given the option. word does DRM more efficient and with less hassle then microsoft reader for instance. and PDF's are being circulated and read on screen. and no one is calling that ebook technology. People are going to read off screens they do today but the market for "ebook technology" will probably remain a niche. It's the laserdisc vs VHS debate all over again i think. Your forgetting something those gizmo’s wont be called ebook readers or marketed as ebook technology since they able to do way more then the kindle will ever do. This is a big conceptual issue, almost any general purpose computer today does text flawlessly and in something like 15 different ways. and the screen techknology compared with people getting used to LCD screens means tha eye strain becomming less og an issue every 3 year cycle.

In the end this leads to almost zero demand for dedicated ebook technology. where people are given the option. word does DRM more efficient and with less hassle then microsoft reader for instance. and PDF’s are being circulated and read on screen. and no one is calling that ebook technology. People are going to read off screens they do today but the market for “ebook technology” will probably remain a niche. It’s the laserdisc vs VHS debate all over again i think.

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