Comments on: Cool-Er e-book reader now sold in UK by large retailer, Argos http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/cool-er-e-book-reader-now-sold-in-uk-by-large-retailer-argos/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:27:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/cool-er-e-book-reader-now-sold-in-uk-by-large-retailer-argos/comment-page-1/#comment-1130241 David Rothman Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:13:05 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/cool-er-e-book-reader-now-sold-in-uk-by-large-retailer-argos/#comment-1130241 Thanks, Mark. Helpful info. This was more of a news item than an assessment of the Cool-er, but yes, many reviews would agree with you---<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5271551/cool+er-ebook-reader-review" rel="nofollow">for example, Gizmodo's</a>. Reviewers don't like the interface, but at least the current Cool-er can <a href="http://www.coolreaders.co.uk/pdf/user-manual.pdf" rel="nofollow">read Adobe-DRMed files</a> (PDF alert) (not that I'm a fan of DRM!), so that's one thing to consider. Thanks. David P.S. I'll post a query and see if any Cool-er owners want to speak out. Thanks, Mark. Helpful info. This was more of a news item than an assessment of the Cool-er, but yes, many reviews would agree with you—for example, Gizmodo’s. Reviewers don’t like the interface, but at least the current Cool-er can read Adobe-DRMed files (PDF alert) (not that I’m a fan of DRM!), so that’s one thing to consider. Thanks. David

P.S. I’ll post a query and see if any Cool-er owners want to speak out.

]]> By: Marky http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/cool-er-e-book-reader-now-sold-in-uk-by-large-retailer-argos/comment-page-1/#comment-1130231 Marky Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:50:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/cool-er-e-book-reader-now-sold-in-uk-by-large-retailer-argos/#comment-1130231 Sony's 505 reader has recently dropped price in many shops. The previous price was between £200 and £230 but now you can get for £150-£180. Given the extra formats the Sony reader copes with, what convincing argument is there to buy the Cool-er aside from the groovy colours? Sony’s 505 reader has recently dropped price in many shops. The previous price was between £200 and £230 but now you can get for £150-£180.

Given the extra formats the Sony reader copes with, what convincing argument is there to buy the Cool-er aside from the groovy colours?

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