Comments on: Reading ebooks on your cell phone? http://www.michaelandevo.com/2005/03/20/reading-ebooks-on-your-cell-phone/ Much drinking, occasional eating, scattered chatter & great guest contributions. Loosely controlled by the combined brilliance of Michael & Evo. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:05:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Magess http://www.michaelandevo.com/2005/03/20/reading-ebooks-on-your-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Magess Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:28:54 +0000 http://www.michaelandevo.com/2005/03/20/reading-ebooks-on-your-cell-phone/#comment-49 eBook reader units can be gotten for $100 now... that's low enough for me to possibly play with once I have a job. They used to be like $300. I can't imagine why you would want to read a book on your cell phone. The screen is an inch square maybe. It's like the inverse of e-ink. We're supposed to be making eBooks even more like the real thing, not like text messages. I get the ubiquity aspect, but bleh. I imagine they'll be as poor an ebook reader as they are a camera. eBook reader units can be gotten for $100 now… that’s low enough for me to possibly play with once I have a job. They used to be like $300.

I can’t imagine why you would want to read a book on your cell phone. The screen is an inch square maybe. It’s like the inverse of e-ink. We’re supposed to be making eBooks even more like the real thing, not like text messages. I get the ubiquity aspect, but bleh. I imagine they’ll be as poor an ebook reader as they are a camera.

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