It looks like it should be better for reading than iPad (with anti-reflection coated screen) and better for web browsing than
dedicated eInk readers like Kindle.
For others (and I'm in this category), reading on
a dedicated eink reader is a much better reading experience.
Unfortunately, the reader isn't slated for release until 2010, but it is still possible to try out the Barnes & Noble eBook store without
a dedicated eInk reader.
Not exact matches
It's also the company that developed the
eInk screen technology that is being adopted by most new
dedicated ebook
readers.
There are some good reasons for Amazon to stay focused on the Kindle — The Kindle Tablet can't hit the $ 100 or even the $ 200 mark, hardcore
readers want
dedicated eReaders, LCD can't touch
eInk when it comes to battery life or readability, 80 % of book sales are to 20 % of the people buying books and those people want
dedicated reading devices.
That may have been acceptable in the
eInk,
dedicated -
reader days.
That's true, but
eink screens make for much better
dedicated readers.
What the new development of software platforms also tell me is that existing
eink devices can not support these software advancements and that the new generation of digital book
readers will exist, even in their
dedicated device forms, in something other than the linux based
eink devices that we know of today.
That may have been acceptable in the
eInk,
dedicated reader days.
Kindle is purportedly in talks with Qualcomm and PixelQi is said to be working with Notion Ink to release a
dedicated color
eink reader.
It will be interested to know where exactly the
eInk based
readers are heading, since it looks like the customer interest might migrate from
dedicated eReaders to thin tablets based on color LCD / OLED screens.
Coupled with reflection reduction technology, it's actually remarkably easy to read text on this tablet in all conditions, so you won't be crying out for the
eInk display found on
dedicated e-book
readers.