Comments on: Why I’m not recommending an eBook reader this Christmas http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/ Lifestyle Technology In Plain English Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:59:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bgrier (Brad Grier) http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1725 bgrier (Brad Grier) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:36:01 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1725 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/bgrier" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="bgrier (Brad Grier)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://blog.bradgrier.com/wp-content/plugins/chatcatcher/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="bgrier (Brad Grier)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/bgrier) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> @merlin67 Heh, yeah, it could be an age thing...though I refuse to believe it (denial) :)<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


@merlin67 Heh, yeah, it could be an age thing…though I refuse to believe it (denial) :)

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]]> By: merlin67 (Todd) http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1724 merlin67 (Todd) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:39:07 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1724 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/merlin67" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="merlin67 (Todd)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://blog.bradgrier.com/wp-content/plugins/chatcatcher/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="merlin67 (Todd)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/merlin67) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> @bgrier is that an age thing, perhaps? ;)<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


@bgrier is that an age thing, perhaps? ;)

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]]> By: bgrier (Brad Grier) http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 bgrier (Brad Grier) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:41:00 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1722 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/bgrier" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="bgrier (Brad Grier)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://blog.bradgrier.com/wp-content/plugins/chatcatcher/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="bgrier (Brad Grier)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/bgrier) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> @merlin67 Heh, Actually I don't touch on that...you could comment ;) I do use my Touch as a reader though.<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


@merlin67 Heh, Actually I don’t touch on that…you could comment ;) I do use my Touch as a reader though.

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]]> By: bgrier (Brad Grier) http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 bgrier (Brad Grier) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:40:00 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1720 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/bgrier" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="bgrier (Brad Grier)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://blog.bradgrier.com/wp-content/plugins/chatcatcher/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="bgrier (Brad Grier)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/bgrier) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> @merlin67 Also will be looking for a good ereader, want a larger screen format than my iPod Touch offers. it's OK, but larger would be best<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


@merlin67 Also will be looking for a good ereader, want a larger screen format than my iPod Touch offers. it’s OK, but larger would be best

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]]> By: merlin67 (Todd) http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 merlin67 (Todd) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:37:00 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1719 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/merlin67" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="merlin67 (Todd)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://blog.bradgrier.com/wp-content/plugins/chatcatcher/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="merlin67 (Todd)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/merlin67) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> @bgrier cuz if you've got an iPhone or other smartphone w/ a large enough screen, you don't need one :) (saying this before reading blog)<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


@bgrier cuz if you’ve got an iPhone or other smartphone w/ a large enough screen, you don’t need one :) (saying this before reading blog)

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]]> By: bgrier (Brad Grier) http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 bgrier (Brad Grier) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:37:00 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1718 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/bgrier" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="bgrier (Brad Grier)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://blog.bradgrier.com/wp-content/plugins/chatcatcher/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="bgrier (Brad Grier)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/bgrier) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> Blog Post: Why I'm not recommending an eBook reader this Christmas - [link to post]<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


Blog Post: Why I’m not recommending an eBook reader this Christmas — [link to post]

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]]> By: Katharine_A (Katharine Anderson-D) http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Katharine_A (Katharine Anderson-D) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:00 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1717 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/Katharine_A" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="Katharine_A (Katharine Anderson-D)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://blog.bradgrier.com/wp-content/plugins/chatcatcher/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="Katharine_A (Katharine Anderson-D)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/Katharine_A) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> I tried to see a #nook demo this am. RT @bgrier: Blog Post: Why I'm not recommending an eBook reader this Christmas - [link to post]<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


I tried to see a #nook demo this am. RT @bgrier: Blog Post: Why I’m not recommending an eBook reader this Christmas — [link to post]

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]]> By: ebookcraft (Dirk Cajada) http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 ebookcraft (Dirk Cajada) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:33:58 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1716 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/ebookcraft" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="ebookcraft (Dirk Cajada)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://blog.bradgrier.com/wp-content/plugins/chatcatcher/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="ebookcraft (Dirk Cajada)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/ebookcraft) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> RT @bgrier: Blog Post: Why I'm not recommending an eBook reader this Christmas - [link to post]<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


RT @bgrier: Blog Post: Why I’m not recommending an eBook reader this Christmas — [link to post]

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]]> By: Brad Grier http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Brad Grier Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:53:22 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1714 Thanks Ellis, I didn't really think about document portability, but yeah, if you've invested in a novel, you shouldn't be locked into reading it on one device type. I have this issue currently with some docs on my Palm TX. I've had to kludge an HTML export and manual import process to get them moved to my iPod Touch. An open standard like ePub should eliminate this hassle if it's adopted by all eBook makers. Thanks Ellis,
I didn’t really think about document portability, but yeah, if you’ve invested in a novel, you shouldn’t be locked into reading it on one device type. I have this issue currently with some docs on my Palm TX. I’ve had to kludge an HTML export and manual import process to get them moved to my iPod Touch.

An open standard like ePub should eliminate this hassle if it’s adopted by all eBook makers.

]]> By: Ellis http://blog.bradgrier.com/2009/11/30/why-im-not-recommending-an-ebook-reader-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Ellis Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:29:35 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/?p=1091#comment-1713 I agree completely. My biggest show-stopper hasn't been the technology, but as you also concluded, the lack of an open-standard. I don't want to be stuck with DRM protected books from a single source. Oddly, I have less of a problem with this model on music (such as iTunes) because quite frankly, the only device I would ever want to play the tunes on is an iPod/iPhone. But, a book? There is no dominant device. I don't want to be stuck with text on "yesterday's architecture". When a new, better device comes out I want to be able to migrate my books. With the current limitation I will simply hold out until an open standard (ePub?) emerges, or until that dominant device becomes apparent. I agree completely. My biggest show-stopper hasn’t been the technology, but as you also concluded, the lack of an open-standard. I don’t want to be stuck with DRM protected books from a single source. Oddly, I have less of a problem with this model on music (such as iTunes) because quite frankly, the only device I would ever want to play the tunes on is an iPod/iPhone. But, a book? There is no dominant device. I don’t want to be stuck with text on “yesterday’s architecture”. When a new, better device comes out I want to be able to migrate my books.

With the current limitation I will simply hold out until an open standard (ePub?) emerges, or until that dominant device becomes apparent.

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