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    Plastic Logic Que Is Going to Nuzzle Nook in Barnes & Noble Stores (And Why You Care)

    Que: Plastic Logic's Capacitive-Touch Ebook Reader

    Barnes & Noble Won't Be Getting a Color Reader From Plastic Logic Anytime Soon

    Video: Barnes and Noble eBook Will Be Color

    Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?

    Sony, of All Companies, to Ditch Proprietary eBook Formats

    Plastic Logic Makes Same Mistake as Apple, Ties Their Touchscreen Ebook Reader to AT&T 3G

    Barnes and Noble Announces "World's Largest eBookstore", Upcoming eReader

    Busted: Why I Can't Wait for Flexible Displays

    Plastic Logic E Book Reader Video Tour and Hands On
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    Image of InvaderPhlegm InvaderPhlegm
    10/19/09

    In reply to Que: Plastic Logic's Capacitive-Touch Ebook Reader
    Seriously?! AT&T's craptastic 3G network?!

    Seriously?!?!

    I thought they said this device was targeted towards the working professional. I guess they don't consider you a working professional if you work outside of the dark blue areas.

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    Other than that, the Que looks fucking awesome, especially if they fix the slow touch response speeds in the final production model, and if the touch screen does not interfere with reading in various conditions like direct sunlight. I'd love to get one. But it'd be practically useless on such a handicapped 3G network as AT&T's.
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    10/19/09

    In reply to Que: Plastic Logic's Capacitive-Touch Ebook Reader
    Pretty slick.... and a battery life of days. I'd hit that. CES 2010 is going back on my calendar. #que
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/19/09

    In reply to Que: Plastic Logic's Capacitive-Touch Ebook Reader

    You judge yourselves against the pitiful adversaries you've encountered so far - the Kindles, the the Sony eReaders. They're nothing compared to what's waiting. Plastic Logic - you are about to move into areas of the digital print containing wonders more incredible than you can possibly imagine - and terrors to freeze your soul. #que
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    Image of CrimsonEden CrimsonEden
    10/19/09

    In reply to Que: Plastic Logic's Capacitive-Touch Ebook Reader
    i'm concerned about the software speed, it seems like it takes several seconds to load each document, and when he went from page 1o to page 9 that took a few seconds too, i don't want to waste few seconds per page reading a novel on that thing... #que
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    10/19/09

    @CrimsonEden: Don't judge the performance on the prototype demo. This thing will have at least 9 months of full-time development between then and official launch. #que
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    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    10/19/09

    In reply to Que: Plastic Logic's Capacitive-Touch Ebook Reader
    ¿Qúéééééé? #que
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/19/09

    @MrBangBam: Whuuuaaaaaaa? #que
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    10/13/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble Won't Be Getting a Color Reader From Plastic Logic Anytime Soon
    In Stan's defence, he did stay at a Holiday Inn recently.
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    Image of Justin Paulson Justin Paulson
    10/13/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble Won't Be Getting a Color Reader From Plastic Logic Anytime Soon
    I need to get some polo shirts with company logos on them so I can go around creating ridiculous and unfounded rumors for tech blogs.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/13/09

    @Justinpaulson: Sell short first.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    10/09/09

    In reply to Video: Barnes and Noble eBook Will Be Color
    Color sounds like it might be nice, but I'm not sure I really see much of a point (yet) if it's just a paperback size. It all comes down to cost; the trend right now is to make news and novel reading easy and cheap, and this seems to be heading the other direction.

    Of course, if it is more expensive, B&N will probably try to offer it discounted with a subscription model, which is something that Sony and Amazon haven't done yet. If they're able to offer it for $99 with a $20/mo. purchase requirement, they'll probably get a lot of takers.
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    Image of mumunol mumunol
    10/09/09

    In reply to Video: Barnes and Noble eBook Will Be Color
    Hoax isn't it ?
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    Danny Allen promoted this comment Edited by mumunol at 10/09/09 8:01 AM mumunol was starred mumunol was unstarred
    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    10/09/09

    @mumunol: Doesn't look that way to me. What makes you think so?
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    Ebooks are good for the environment too. They should push that aspect harder. Someone just did a study on mp3 vs cds and no surprise, mp3's are massively green compared to cds!
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    Image of PostMarque PostMarque
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    want the plastic logic, until the price comment. but i still want it... like a macbook air. but i dont read, because i am blind. so it is all cool.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    How is sideloading limited on the Kindle? They will charge you if you want to send stuff via wireless but USB is free like everybody else. Maye they mean it's limited to internal memory since you can't add memory.

    Similarly, you can get RSS feeds for free on your Kindle if you use the USB and a program like Calibre. Does anyone know if Sony's feeds are free through the wireless on the new model? Is that part of the store access. Last I read the only thing you got access to with their connection was the store.
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    Image of Robusto68 Robusto68
    08/25/09

    @FigNinja: Not sure if its what they meant, but perhaps they were referring to the limited formats?
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    08/25/09

    @Robusto68:

    Maybe, but by that token all the devices are limited. Some more so than others. Of course that's the same with adding memory too, I suppose.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    I always love when people say "why isn't the iPhone/iPod a reading machine" and then I think "well, I guess if you want to waste the irreplaceable battery in your precious telephone to light up a screen so that you can read, and then later wonder why you have so little talk time on...."
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    Image of Zombie Peach Zombie Peach
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    E) None of the above.
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    Image of Brookespeed Brookespeed
    08/25/09

    @Crenshaw13: Yes. That is until it's free and you just pay for books on it. Oh, and until it can be dropped in the bathtub, down a stairwell, out the car window or be able to withstand me falling asleep on it and still function flawlessly. Also, you should just need power like a solar powered calculator from something like the sun or a bedside lamp. Once they have that covered, I'll forget all about bookstores and libraries.
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    Image of Animal_Chin Animal_Chin
    08/25/09

    @Brookespeed: I'm constantly falling asleep on my Sony PRS-505. I, also, fairly regularly fall asleep with it perched precariously on my pillow inevitably causing it to plummet to my hardwood floor. It hasn't been noticeably affected yet. That thing is made of pretty stern stuff. Haven't tried dropping it into the bathtub, but I don't like reading physical books there either because the steam causes the pages to swell up ruining the book.
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    Image of Brookespeed Brookespeed
    08/25/09

    @evenflow: That's good that it's sturdy. Does it have an auto shut off if you stop turning pages? (serious question)
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    @Brookespeed: So I guess you don't have a laptop, a cell phone, or an iPod, none of those like being dropped in a bathtub either.
    In a few years you won't be able to buy a book except in second hand stores and that is a very good thing.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    @evenflow: It's only a matter of time until these things are waterproofed, thus obviating yet another Luddite argument. It's the environment that will benefit the most from ebooks.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    @Brookespeed: eink draws no power until you refresh the screen.
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    08/26/09

    @Brookespeed: Last time I checked regular books doesn't exactly like being drowned in bathtubs or hurled out car windows ;P
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    Image of shalegac shalegac
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    Am I loosing my geek cred? I couldn't care less about having an e-book.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    @shalegac: Yes.
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