Large format e-book readers

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  • shapeaspect

    This kind of relates to the minimalist thread I guess.

    I'm about to pack up and move to another city/country yet again. Something I seem to do every few years. I can comfortably fit all of my possessions in a suitcase and piece of carry-on luggage – that is, besides my books. I always end up shipping boxes separately and it becomes expensive.

    Books are the only thing I really seem to accumulate that I have any desire to hold on to and take with me. A lot of these are large format books on design that – though not ideal – I wouldn't mind having in ebook format if there was something that worked for these type of books and not just small paperbacks.

    I like the idea of e-ink readers over using a ipad since it's at least a bit close to the experience of reading a real book.

    Will these ever be a thing, or were those old models that were released when the e-reader was first taking off all we're going to get?

  • monospaced0

    I think large, flat, flexible and durable surface screens could be in the future as soon as the tech catches up to the concept. Would be great for big graphic novels and publications like you're talking about. Maybe even as surfaces you can move from table to table.

    • True. I suppose once you can roll or fold one up like a newspaper it will be a much more attractive option to a lot of people.shapeaspect
    • or just not totally rigid, so it can bend around more like a paperback and won't shatter in a bagmonospaced
    • oh, and doesn't get warm because it's more like e-ink and not just backlit screensmonospaced