Not exact matches
But if you read the
company's mission statement they don't even have any intention of bringing Clearink to
ereaders like Kindles and Kobos.
I too also hope for color, so I really don't see myself getting a Kindle or
ereader till the manga
companies fully support, ie making available their ENTIRE available libraries.
Does Amazon have a patent in the US for a Linux based
ereader OS and the legal muscle to fight
companies that violate the patent even if they're Chinese?
These proprietary restrictions don't apply to other popular
eReaders and stores, even
companies that sell both devices and eBooks, such as Barnes & Noble.
While DRM's usefulness can be debated, at least you can use Adobe Digital Editions to transfer eBooks bought from one
company to an
eReader of another
company (except Amazon, I believe), or if you're willing to
do so you can strip the DRM.
It's all very straightforward —
eReaders are a booming market and
companies that don't have a dedicated
eReader want to shift it to reading on any device.
Perhaps, at some level, Sony doesn't even realize that it's the only
eReader company that is
doing nothing with wireless and Cloud services.
It's strange that Sony doesn't provide their firmware updates over the air like other
ereader companies.
It
does, however, promise to provide a few things we haven't seen before in
eReaders — lots of individual developers and
companies of all sizes offering new features to users, attempts to expand the usefulness of the Kindle without taking away too much from the focus on reading, use of the wireless for features other than book downloads and basic browsing, the ability to cater to the needs of specific demographics, personalization and customization.
There are
eReader companies in China and India catering to those specific markets and they'll still be able to
do decently well.
Guren said Microsoft
does not disclose e-book sales figures for its
eReader software, but said that the
company has distributed about 7 million copies of the program through downloads, CD - ROMs and bundled with PocketPCs.
Nook «s plans are mystifying though the
company does seem to be offering to ship tablets and
ereaders to Ireland from its UK Nook site.
When it first debuted, Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet went head - to - head with Amazon's Kindle Fire with a great screen, microSD card slot and a stylish design, but the
company may have
done itself a disservice by pricing its 7 - inch color
eReader $ 50 higher.
A
company that leverages all available resources and focuses on replacing paper instead of artificially narrowing down the scope of what
eReaders and eInks can
do and what they can be.
At this point, Sony is about the only
ereader company that doesn't offer an ebook reader with a frontlight, which is ironic considering they were the very first
company to release an E Ink ebook reader with a built in light.
Although there are interests to see a much bigger screen
eReader, the limited support and hefty price of Sony's writing slate clearly
do not indicate the
company's focus on general consumers.
The thing is, PocketBook — the
company — doesn't have the benefit of selling zillions of ebooks to generate extra cash flow like Amazon, Sony, and B&N, who all can afford to sell their
ereaders for cheaper because they can make up the difference by selling ebooks.
The ER - 701 user manual also shows a video player — but the
company's original
eReader also had a video player, it just didn't include any documentation for that feature.