OhmyNews International: “A recent AFAICS Research report concludes that just four years from now e-books will be so well established that a typical price for mobile hardware will be less than $35. It maintains that areas where print and paper were once dominant now ‘look set to give way to digital data and the electronic display.’
One of the founders of AFAICS, Guy Kewney, who runs newswireless.net, said he was pulled into the project ‘against my better judgment.’ He seems to have been persuaded by his partner Nick Hampshire, a longtime e-book advocate.
Earlier this year an ‘e-book society’ Web site opened concentrating on design for e-books as a distinct form of publishing. The new angle is the development of e-book hardware in Japan and a policy in China to support digital publishing in future. “
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Yes, well, if Ed Colligan Ever Gets A Clue, he’ll reinvent palmOne ASAP to spit out cheeeep ebook hardware.
Short that stock, baby.
I think that it is much easier to read on the old black-and-white screens anyway. The battery lasts forever, too. Why is there so much emphasis on color? How about a Palm Zire 22 with a backlight that you can switch on and off and a place to put a memory card. That would pretty much be the perfect Palm product in my opinion. Until then, I’m sticking with the Palm Zire 21, and I think everyone should flush their color handhelds down the toilet and get one.
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