On 8/30/06, maynard@jmg.com <maynard@jmg.com> wrote:
>
> I'm not impressed. Sony has an eInk based ebook reader coming on the
> market too. However, this product, unlike Sony's, will at least read PDFs
> and html. And then there's the 650 Euro price. Though if it had better dpi
> and good fonts I could accept the price. Also, what about annotation? It
> takes pen input (unlike the Sony) but nothing in the specs about
> annotation? Huh? Annotation is critical for me. It's one of the killer
> features of the Newton book reader. --M
I think you maybe want to read this thread on Mobileread.com. In it Sony
answers questions re: their reader.
<http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7273&highlight=sony>
It appears that the Sony _will_ support pdf, as well as many other formats.
So, it looks like pdf is in, but annotations are out. But in any case, this
thread is very interesting as Sony is seriously answering questions, and
seems to be very serious about making this thing work.
There is a lot of new stuff coming out in this field, and I can't help but
wonder if it will all be a big flop, or a success.... :-) Time will tell.
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