I had the chance to play with an ebook reader when I was shopping during the holidays. I played with one of the well-known ones. And I thought, "This is what publishing is worried about? Really?" Then I thought, "Really?"
As a tech toy, I thought it failed. Boring presentation of text. If I had the font too small (read normal), it was hard to read. Too big and it was like reading a large print hardcover. The contrast looked like crappy newspaper.
Don't get me wrong--I'm not anti-ebook. Ebooks w...
Published on December 29, 2009 18:05