Friday, April 16, 2010

When will eReaders be ready for Prime Time...

A few weeks ago I decided to look into the state of eReaders and of course started with the Kindle and Nook, both of which seem to have a lot going for them however they each have one glaring omission...

Kindle.. No WiFi
Nook.. No Browser

Ok for $250.00 I would like all the bells and whistles...

So I spent $100.00 (on sale) for a Jetbook Lite, does everything the others do without any connectivity, a great little eReader and renders .pdf's very well which i have read can be an issue.

Of course I have to download the books to my computer and then move them via USB to the eReader. I just don't see why I would spend $150.00 more to download them direct to the eReader Unless I can also connect both via 3G and WiFi and use a Browser to find other content not at Amazon or Barnes and Noble...

So, if you want to spend $250.00 for a flawed solution fine... run out and grab a Kindle or Nook or if you just want a really handy way to carry multiple books (lots actually) and read them conveniently then look for another solution, at least until Amazon or Barnes and Noble get with the program and provide the whole enchilada...

And no I am not paying $500 plus for a iPad that doesn't work great at any one thing...

Just my rambling...

-Bob

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