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Not the most up to date or even best ereader in the world, but acceptable nonetheless, the Pandigital Novel 6” monochrome ereader is currently yours for a mere pittance at Amazon.
This pretty basic ereader has been reduced from its original price of $239.40 to $67.90 (how do they arrive at these strange prices) for a new one, or about $50 for a second-hand but good one.
If you want to try an ereader…..
On his blog (Link below) Shawn Blanc who has a blog dedicated to all things Mac, very much to my surprise admits to preferring his Kindle to his iPad for reading ebooks with.
It seems that about three months ago he bought a Kindle Touch ereader in order to be able to make an honest comparison with reading on his beloved iPad, and being a fair minded individual, he took it seriously, and stuck to reading on his Kindle.
To his considerable surprise, he discovered that the Kindle was a real pleasure to use for a number of reasons, specifically he gives the following reasons for his fondness of his Kindle (his words, not mine):-
Just a small taster to give you an idea of what we shall soon have in our ereaders
In a couple of earlier posts I discussed this newest screen technology from Qualcomm, which goes under the name of Mirasol. An intriguing system akin to e-Ink that can give us loads of rich colours on our ereaders, without the problems associated with the LCD screens that all previous mobile devices (iPads, Tablets, Smart Phones laptops and all earlier colour ereaders) use.
Since when, a new short promo video of the South Korean ereader has been released which gives in a matter of a few sentences a very good overview of what this screen (and ereader) are capable of. Quite impressive for a non backlit LCD screen I would say. Basically what they have created is a small tablet that can be used comfortably in bright light and with a long battery endurance.
So I am certain that this screen technology will very rapidly start to appear in all manner of other mobile devices.
Anyhow, here is that short video, sit back and enjoy it.
Links to previous posts on this topic:
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OK, colour screen for ereaders, interesting, needed or pointless? What do you think?
A splendid ereader for people who are only interested in reading ebooks and nothing else.
The Kobo Touch Edition ereader is a very straight forward and honest ereader, with only those functions that an ereader needs, no fancy colour, 3G, can’t play MP3 files, and logically enough it doesn’t support Text to Speech either. But it is very good to read ebooks with, and that is its great strength. And as its name sort of gives away, it comes with a touch screen.
Currently Kobo ereaders hover just below the three market leaders in the world of ereaders, the Kindle series (the top sellers) the Nook from Barnes and Noble (but given the financial problems of Barnes and Noble, I don’t know how long the Nook will be with us) and the Sony ereaders. This means it is still a very good device, as there are about 500 other ereader models way below the Kobo in quality out there.
As with its more successful relatives, the Kobo Touch Edition has WiFi connectivity, so you can very easily connect to Kobo’s online ebook store to buy your ebooks, and should you not be able to find the ebook you want there, it also has an, albeit primitive, web browser so you can go to other online ebook sellers and find ebooks to buy there. So as is almost standard now for ereaders, you have no need for a computer to work with this ereader.
Further, not being from the Amazon private walled garden, it supports a whole range of ebook formats, thus enabling you to buy ebooks from an equally wide range of online shops and free ebook sites.
What more to be said?
Yesterday I wrote a post about the rumour that Qualcomm’ Mirasol screen technology would be launched some time in 2012. And I expressed doubts about whether it would ever actually happen.
Well, I was as wrong as you can be! Shortly after posting that article, I was inundated with press releases telling me that Korean book sellers Kyobo have launched an ereader using the Mirasol screen.
So, with a very red face, sack-cloth and ashes, I have to tell you that it has actually happened, and there is now a fully fledged ereader out there with all the advantages of the standard e-Ink type of screen (long battery life, easy to read in bright light, easy on the eyes for long periods of reading), but also full colour.
It seems the refresh rate is fast enough to also show videos on this device, so whilst it is a dedicated ereader, and not simply a small tablet, it can perform several other tasks.
They haven’t yet given out too much information about this ereader, but it will only be on sale in South Korea, that is obvious at least. But equally obvious, if it takes off, then it wont be long before other ereader companies come on board and start to use the Mirasol screen instead of the e-Ink or LCD ones they currently use. So watch out for the first non-LCD colour Nook or Kobo ereader… Must happen.
So, until then, here are a few extracts from their press release which give an idea of what this gadget is. Also, if you follow this link, you will be able to see a couple of videos showing the ereader in action, rather impressive I find.
I have got my hands on an example of this ereader to review here for your pleasure, and I have to say I am impressed by it.
When this Kindle (which is variously known as the Kindle 4 or Kindle 2011) arrived here in its simple cardboard box, I was intrigued to get it out and have a look at it.
Packaging lite:
The packaging is as always with Amazon, just enough to do its job, so no unnecessary plastic, heavy cardboard backing or any of the stuff so many companies package their products in, which I appreciate.
Feather Light:
My first impression was how light it is – my normal ereader is a Sony 650, an altogether more solid feeling device – but this baby is as light as a feather, and so slim too, a pleasure to hold I found as I dragged it out of its box.
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