A new kind of eBook Reader

This is what I like to see, real thought given to the interaction model for new devices. I'd definitely like to see something like that included on a Tablet PC type device.

The Tablet PC is a very good eBook platform, although it's way too expensive to be used just for that purpose. What makes the Tablet PC such a good reader is that it's a general purpose system, this means that you can access eBooks in pretty much any format, including those like web pages that aren't really considered eBooks. Dedicated eBook readers are always limited to a small selection in proprietary formats and even if things like Open eBooks emerge there's still a lot of other things that you may want to be able to read in a portable fashion. The Tablet is quite good for that. There is hope for dedicated readers though, they just need to be vastly cheaper and have much better usability for the task then a more general purpose Tablet PC.

Posted by Kimbro Staken