Recent news is that eBook at Amazon are outselling Printed books. While I found that eBooks were a more convenient option to buying printed books, especially with good handy eBook readers around, Free Software guru Richard Stallman has called on consumers to reject eBooks until they “respect our freedom”.
And here is the link to the PCPro News article
After a few rounds of filling up my wooden bookshelf & stashing away old books to make way for new, I bought a Kindle. I’ve read more books in recent days than I used to read a few months ago.
Not discounting the novelty factor of the new Kindle, I definitely can see the convenience it brings - portability, long battery life, easy on the eyes display and the ability to quickly find something that suits the mood of the hour. I can see why e-books are outselling Printed books at Amazon.
Said all that, there is a lot of ground to be covered by e-book readers and e-book publishers. Here are some of the things I wish will improve in the future:
1. I wish my kindle was much quicker - I want to turn pages as quickly as I’d turn in a normal book.
2. All published e-books are not on par with their printed counterparts, (light fonts, bad images etc.)
3. I wonder why I cant choose the music/songs I want to play? Is it hard to give some basic play list management, display of the song being played and the ability to move back & forth between music files?
4. It may be too much to ask for but, a touch screen display would be lovely.
5. E-Ink in color would have brought alive my books of birds, animals and children’s books.
But I still Love my Kindle and I can imagine the future to be brighter.
