Comments on: More connected e-book readers on the way http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/01/more-connected-e-book-readers-on-the-way/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:19:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pond http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/01/more-connected-e-book-readers-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1031007 pond Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:39:56 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=19756#comment-1031007 AT n T would be a good candidate for this. They just announced, if it wasn't an April's fool internet thing, they'd be offering subsidized netbooks at $50. Such a service could be a great thing for textbooks, and would repay ATT back handsomely, if they can even get a piece of the sales/rental price of the books. Another wrinkle in this is to think, not books, but newspapers. Hearst is working an an ereader for their newspapers, of course. Once newspapers can put together adequate wireless deals with larger-screen devices that can handle color, and video, and full-page layouts, they will be all set to sell ads and drop the free internet versions (or at least drastically curtail what they offer on those pages). Maybe the newspapers can be saved after all. AT n T would be a good candidate for this. They just announced, if it wasn’t an April’s fool internet thing, they’d be offering subsidized netbooks at $50. Such a service could be a great thing for textbooks, and would repay ATT back handsomely, if they can even get a piece of the sales/rental price of the books.

Another wrinkle in this is to think, not books, but newspapers. Hearst is working an an ereader for their newspapers, of course. Once newspapers can put together adequate wireless deals with larger-screen devices that can handle color, and video, and full-page layouts, they will be all set to sell ads and drop the free internet versions (or at least drastically curtail what they offer on those pages).

Maybe the newspapers can be saved after all.

]]> By: RC http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/01/more-connected-e-book-readers-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1030861 RC Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:13:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=19756#comment-1030861 Good news. I'm on verge of buying a Sony, but keep thinking I should see what occurs in the marketplace this year. This just gives me more pause. I expect someone soon will offer improved design at a better price. Frankly I'm more hopeful about advances in gadgetry than about the books industry coming around on pricing and DRM! Good news. I’m on verge of buying a Sony, but keep thinking I should see what occurs in the marketplace this year. This just gives me more pause.

I expect someone soon will offer improved design at a better price. Frankly I’m more hopeful about advances in gadgetry than about the books industry coming around on pricing and DRM!

]]> By: Logan Kennelly http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/01/more-connected-e-book-readers-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1030772 Logan Kennelly Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:41:39 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=19756#comment-1030772 It appears that Amazon is working on a GSM version of the Kindle: http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/24/kindle-2-dissected-found-to-contain-space-for-a-sim-card/ Attaching a SIM slot and swapping out the radio are likely to be trivial in the grand scheme of manufacturing the device for sale in multiple countries. There are so many regulations to follow it's enough to kill a product before it is ever off the ground. It appears that Amazon is working on a GSM version of the Kindle:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/24/kindle-2-dissected-found-to-contain-space-for-a-sim-card/

Attaching a SIM slot and swapping out the radio are likely to be trivial in the grand scheme of manufacturing the device for sale in multiple countries. There are so many regulations to follow it’s enough to kill a product before it is ever off the ground.

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