Survey of Current E-Readers Liza Daly Keith Fahlgren
Three ways to segment e-readers: e-ink
e-ink
iLiad
What is e-ink?
Electronic ink is made up of very tiny capsules of electrically-charged pigments.
100,000 of these capsules fit in a single square inch, providing high resolution.
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Full-size image of Amazon Kindle screen
Amazon Kindle
Sony Reader PRS-505
Amazon Kindle
ECTACO jetBook
Amazon Kindle
Apple iPhone
Electronic ink refresh
Electronic ink refresh
Electronic ink refresh
Electronic ink requires power only during these page turns.
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Electronic ink requires power only during these page turns.
This translates to long battery life, especially relative to color PDAs and phones.
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Readability Battery life
High cost + Slow refresh Black & white
Specialty device
What’s it like to buy an ebook? vs.
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Thanks! Liza Daly liza@threepress.org
Keith Fahlgren keith@oreilly.com