Comments on: Confessions of a MacBook Touch rumor monger http://www.RexBlog.com/2008/07/26/17780?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=confessions-of-a-macbook-touch-rumor-monger Rex Hammock's Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sam http://www.RexBlog.com/2008/07/26/17780/comment-page-1#comment-286958 Sam Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:20:29 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/?p=17780#comment-286958 I just accidently severed my Macbook's screen from the keyboard, so I guess I'm way ahead of the curve on this one. I just accidently severed my Macbook’s screen from the keyboard, so I guess I’m way ahead of the curve on this one.

]]> By: Rex Hammock http://www.RexBlog.com/2008/07/26/17780/comment-page-1#comment-282368 Rex Hammock Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:46:55 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/?p=17780#comment-282368 Aaron, As much as people try to tell me the iPhone is an eBook reader, I agree with you: It's not. I have some books accessible on my iPhone via TextOnPhone.com and despite some rather cool features, the page view area makes long-form reading a less than pleasing experience. Aaron, As much as people try to tell me the iPhone is an eBook reader, I agree with you: It’s not. I have some books accessible on my iPhone via TextOnPhone.com and despite some rather cool features, the page view area makes long-form reading a less than pleasing experience.

]]> By: Aaron Pressman http://www.RexBlog.com/2008/07/26/17780/comment-page-1#comment-282334 Aaron Pressman Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:05:43 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/?p=17780#comment-282334 A MacBook Touch certainly would make the iPhone e-book apps a lot better. I feel like I spend more time turning pages than reading while testing some of the new e-readers on my iPod touch. A MacBook Touch certainly would make the iPhone e-book apps a lot better. I feel like I spend more time turning pages than reading while testing some of the new e-readers on my iPod touch.

]]> By: Rex Hammock http://www.RexBlog.com/2008/07/26/17780/comment-page-1#comment-281279 Rex Hammock Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:45:28 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/?p=17780#comment-281279 Sorry, David. I may have been lumping you in with a group of e-book-centric people who are so wedded to the eBook concept that they can't see reading books on a multi-featured device as a fulfillment of their vision of the future. I use a Kindle and love the tight integration it has with Amazon. However, I'd rather have such integration with a device that is not such an awful piece of hardware. Sorry, David. I may have been lumping you in with a group of e-book-centric people who are so wedded to the eBook concept that they can’t see reading books on a multi-featured device as a fulfillment of their vision of the future. I use a Kindle and love the tight integration it has with Amazon. However, I’d rather have such integration with a device that is not such an awful piece of hardware.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.RexBlog.com/2008/07/26/17780/comment-page-1#comment-281253 David Rothman Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:33:39 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/?p=17780#comment-281253 Ugh, "finally catching on"? The TeleRead site, focused on e-books, has long talked up the idea of multi-use devices rather than simply separate ones. Most of the other major e-book sites tend to think as I do. Rex, you need to distinguish between real users and marketers (and the oft-ignorant MSM). That said, I do see a place for Kindles and the like for people who want things nice and simple, with tight bookstore-gizmo integration. But, yes, they're the exceptions. Mobile phones and multipurpose tablets and even laptops will be where the real action is in the long run. For interactive books, gasp, some users may even want DESKTOPS. So your point's well taken. Thanks, David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog Ugh, “finally catching on”? The TeleRead site, focused on e-books, has long talked up the idea of multi-use devices rather than simply separate ones. Most of the other major e-book sites tend to think as I do. Rex, you need to distinguish between real users and marketers (and the oft-ignorant MSM). That said, I do see a place for Kindles and the like for people who want things nice and simple, with tight bookstore-gizmo integration. But, yes, they’re the exceptions. Mobile phones and multipurpose tablets and even laptops will be where the real action is in the long run. For interactive books, gasp, some users may even want DESKTOPS. So your point’s well taken.

Thanks,
David Rothman
http://www.teleread.org/blog

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