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Old 29-11-2011, 13:53
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epub can be converted to a kindle format (mobi), and vice versa.

the complication is DRM, which means the 'criticism' of being 'tied in' to a particular format works both ways....
i suppose so.

I got the Kobo now, it does what I want, maybe in a couple of years I may look again, but I can't see it myself as long as the Kobo does what I want.
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Old 29-11-2011, 13:54
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I have a "touch" Sony Reader and find the touch feature to be useful. changing pages with a finger swipe comes slightly more easily than a key press and features like the dictionary are more convenient.
The problem with touch screen and I find this on my mobile phone is that the screen gets dirty and greasy
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Old 29-11-2011, 13:55
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i got that piece of software, it allowed me to take off all the free books I did not want. Otherwise I would have been there for ages.,
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Old 29-11-2011, 13:57
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The Vox is LCD though rather than e ink (I think). That makes it unsuitable as an eReader so it should be looked at as a tablet.
someone at work got a binatone e-book thing which is LCD, it is ok for a while, but I think if I used it too much my eyes would strain. i expect the Vox is a bit better in quality as it costs a lot more than the binatone, but it is still LCD after all.

I thought colour E-ink was possible now anyway.
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Old 29-11-2011, 16:03
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The problem with touch screen and I find this on my mobile phone is that the screen gets dirty and greasy
Yes I find that on a mobile phone but don't find it on my Sony eReader (I don't know about the Kobo). It may be the matt display or the fact it's passive that does it but whatever it's not an issue.

I do have a plastic film over the display for scratch protection (cost about £5) but my wife doesn't and she has no problems either. I do wipe the whole unit including screen with a very slightly damp microfibre every couple of weeks but that is for hygiene rather than any display difficulties.

I get a lot more difficulties with dirt and grease on my spectacles.
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Old 29-11-2011, 22:27
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The Vox is LCD though rather than e ink (I think). That makes it unsuitable as an eReader so it should be looked at as a tablet.
In that respect it's the same as the Kindle Fire isn't it? They're both marketed as eReaders, neither has E Ink and both could basically be described as tablet computers.
If Amazon decides to create a Kindle Color instead, E Ink also has that covered with its latest Triton display. Triton uses the exact same monochrome E Ink screen, but overlays it with an RGBW color filter capable of 4,096 colors. That won’t challenge an iPad for color output, but then the Triton display retains the two month battery life, no power use when displaying a static image, and can be viewed easily in direct sunlight. We also can’t see any reason it wouldn’t also work with the forthcoming 300dpi screen.

The good news is that Triton display isn’t in development, it’s actually already in mass production and will feature in a number of new e-readers coming to market soon. Unfortunately, E Ink didn’t tell us when or who is producing them.

Sep. 5, 2011
http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets...plays-2011095/
Another google search and it looks as though at the time of that article colour had already been in production for a year with the Hanvon e-reader. But no-one else wants it, apparently because the colour isn't that great. In fact it's so 'not great' it's already here and not everyone knows about it (I didn't know about it) :

November 7, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/technology/08ink.html
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Old 30-11-2011, 01:23
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In that respect it's the same as the Kindle Fire isn't it? They're both marketed as eReaders, neither has E Ink and both could basically be described as tablet computers.
The Kindle fire seems to be marketed as a tablet albeit low cost and most of the reviews etc treat it that way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindle_Fire .

Certainly I personally would never consider using anything with an LCD as an eReader.
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Old 01-12-2011, 09:27
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The Kindle fire seems to be marketed as a tablet albeit low cost and most of the reviews etc treat it that way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindle_Fire .

Certainly I personally would never consider using anything with an LCD as an eReader.
Nor me, i can't wait for the summer so I can sit outside and read my e-reader, something that would be difficult with LCD.
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