Comments on: My visit to E Ink http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/19/my-visit-to-e-ink/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:12:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe Wikert http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/19/my-visit-to-e-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-1041118 Joe Wikert Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:23:19 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=20593#comment-1041118 Vicki, as I've said before, there's no reason there can't be two pricing levels for content. One would be the higher-priced version without ads that we see today. The other would be a lower-priced version with ads. Customers could choose, so you could pay more for ad-free and I can pay less and live with some ads. What's the harm in offering this choice? Vicki, as I’ve said before, there’s no reason there can’t be two pricing levels for content. One would be the higher-priced version without ads that we see today. The other would be a lower-priced version with ads. Customers could choose, so you could pay more for ad-free and I can pay less and live with some ads. What’s the harm in offering this choice?

]]> By: Garson O'Toole http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/19/my-visit-to-e-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-1040859 Garson O'Toole Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:08:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=20593#comment-1040859 Joe Wikert said “I’m here to tell you I’ve seen a color display and it was very attractive. The colors were a little washed out but the clarity was excellent.” An April 17th article at Engadget discusses <a HREF="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/17/bridgestones-13-inch-color-e-paper-display-handles-pen-input-h/" rel="nofollow">Bridgestone's new 13-inch color e-paper display prototype that handles pen input</A>. The unit is based on a technology identified as QR-LPD (Quick Response Liquid Powder Display). The article includes pictures and a video of the color display but the depiction is not flattering or well illuminated. Joe Wikert said “I’m here to tell you I’ve seen a color display and it was very attractive. The colors were a little washed out but the clarity was excellent.”

An April 17th article at Engadget discusses Bridgestone’s new 13-inch color e-paper display prototype that handles pen input. The unit is based on a technology identified as QR-LPD (Quick Response Liquid Powder Display). The article includes pictures and a video of the color display but the depiction is not flattering or well illuminated.

]]> By: Vicki http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/19/my-visit-to-e-ink/comment-page-1/#comment-1040597 Vicki Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:28:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=20593#comment-1040597 > I’d like to see Amazon enable ad support so that > publishers/authors will have a new way to monetize > their content. Publishers and (some) authors will love it. Clearly it hasn't occured to him that ~readers~ won't love it. He may not mind reading a book with a flashing animated ad on every page. Me? Not so much. > I’d like to see Amazon enable ad support so that
> publishers/authors will have a new way to monetize
> their content.

Publishers and (some) authors will love it. Clearly it hasn’t occured to him that ~readers~ won’t love it.

He may not mind reading a book with a flashing animated ad on every page. Me? Not so much.

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