Friday, June 25, 2010

E-readers

I love reading on my netbook. However, there are some features missing. Although I can highlight text and make notes, I can export neither -- which means I can't import them into another document, an absolute necessity for student use. Indeed, the student/textbook e-reader market is still up for grabs. Not Kindle, not iPad, have controlled it. A college student's e-reader needs to be in color, have full highlighting and note taking capabilities with exporting into common editable formats, features not yet universal. It will be interesting to see who captures this incredibly lucrative market.

In the meantime, for my limited uses, I am sold on Kindle for PC and enjoying the reading experience with no pining that I had a book in my hands.

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