Comments on: What Manufacturers and Publishers Need To Do To Facilitate The Move to Electronic Delivery of Legal Books — Lifting Technological Barriers http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/what-manufacturers-and-publishers-need-to-do-to-facilitate-the-move-to-electronic-delivery-of-legal-books-lifting-technological-barriers/ Commentary on law, public policy, and more Tue, 08 May 2012 01:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Volokh’s great series on ebooks, legal texts, & the future. | Jason Wilson | Publishing http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/what-manufacturers-and-publishers-need-to-do-to-facilitate-the-move-to-electronic-delivery-of-legal-books-lifting-technological-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-719764 Volokh’s great series on ebooks, legal texts, & the future. | Jason Wilson | Publishing Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:33:50 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19670#comment-719764 [...] 3. What Manufacturers and Publishers Need To Do To Facilitate The Move To Electronic Delivery of Legal ... [...] [...] 3. What Manufacturers and Publishers Need To Do To Facilitate The Move To Electronic Delivery of Legal … [...]

]]> By: Manxman http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/what-manufacturers-and-publishers-need-to-do-to-facilitate-the-move-to-electronic-delivery-of-legal-books-lifting-technological-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-706218 Manxman Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:44:22 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19670#comment-706218 Yes. I love it. Got a Kindle 1 when it first came out, and many books later, I now get annoyed when I can't find a title in Kindle format. I learned to live with the well-known drawbacks. Kindle 2 fixes most of those problems. Not all, but this is certainly a good second version in such a short product cycle. People who love to read get it. Some pros for me - small, thin and light. thin! - no accidental clicks when I pick it up. - more space. although honestly, I wasn't out of space on my Kindle 1. I had about 6 pages of books on it. With the backspace fix for deleting, getting rid of samples and non-keepers was easy. Don't people know you never really lose anything? - looks great compared to Kindle 1 (as does almost anything) - a little sharper display, a little faster page turns. Seems slighter easier to read at an angle - great idea with the joystick some cons for me - no folders (maybe soon?) - more menu items for the joystick would be nice - screen could be bigger, even with the existing form factor. - no color choices. not e-ink, but the device body. - no color e-ink yet. not a big deal, I'm sure it's coming - an LCD or LED backlight one day would be nice All of the cons are very minor to me. I really love the new form factor, and the bottom line is how much I like to read on the Kindle, not how much the person sitting next to me likes it. I carried my Kindle 1 on every vacation and trip during its reign. The Kindle 2 is welcome upgrade. Well, that's my quick review. I've only had Kindle 2 a few days, so I hope it is as reliable as Kindle 1 has been for me. Happy reading. Yes. I love it. Got a Kindle 1 when it first came out, and many books later, I now get annoyed when I can’t find a title in Kindle format. I learned to live with the well-known drawbacks. Kindle 2 fixes most of those problems. Not all, but this is certainly a good second version in such a short product cycle.

People who love to read get it.

Some pros for me

- small, thin and light. thin!
- no accidental clicks when I pick it up.
- more space. although honestly, I wasn’t out of space on my Kindle 1. I had about 6 pages of books on it. With the backspace fix for deleting, getting rid of samples and non-keepers was easy. Don’t people know you never really lose anything?
- looks great compared to Kindle 1 (as does almost anything)
- a little sharper display, a little faster page turns. Seems slighter easier to read at an angle
- great idea with the joystick

some cons for me

- no folders (maybe soon?)
- more menu items for the joystick would be nice
- screen could be bigger, even with the existing form factor.
- no color choices. not e-ink, but the device body.
- no color e-ink yet. not a big deal, I’m sure it’s coming
- an LCD or LED backlight one day would be nice

All of the cons are very minor to me. I really love the new form factor, and the bottom line is how much I like to read on the Kindle, not how much the person sitting next to me likes it.

I carried my Kindle 1 on every vacation and trip during its reign. The Kindle 2 is welcome upgrade.

Well, that’s my quick review. I’ve only had Kindle 2 a few days, so I hope it is as reliable as Kindle 1 has been for me.

Happy reading.

]]> By: Volokh on eLawtric books: Post No. 3Rea | Jason Wilson | Electronic Books http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/what-manufacturers-and-publishers-need-to-do-to-facilitate-the-move-to-electronic-delivery-of-legal-books-lifting-technological-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-689674 Volokh on eLawtric books: Post No. 3Rea | Jason Wilson | Electronic Books Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:57:38 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19670#comment-689674 [...] on November 17, 2009 Continuing my response to Professor Volokh’s series on ebooks, his third post briefly raises some interesting technological issues for hardware manufacturers, and actually [...] [...] on November 17, 2009 Continuing my response to Professor Volokh’s series on ebooks, his third post briefly raises some interesting technological issues for hardware manufacturers, and actually [...]

]]> By: newscaper http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/what-manufacturers-and-publishers-need-to-do-to-facilitate-the-move-to-electronic-delivery-of-legal-books-lifting-technological-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-667907 newscaper Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:45:01 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19670#comment-667907 The biggest 'technological' hindrance is DRM, copy protection. If I buy digital text, I expect it to be able to outlast the life of any given ereader h/w platform. I have 30 year old books I can re-read (and do every few years). The risk of having orphaned, useless data is unacceptable. Particularly for reference works, I would want to be able to view the same purchase on both a laptop/PC *and* my more handheld device(s). If not, screw 'em I say that as someone who has bought e few books for my old Palm TX, which did allow eReader DRM'ed ebooks to be read on the PC as well. The other hassle is how hard many of the platforms make it for you to upload simple text files and RTF files to view w/o having to go thru some translation step, not to mention ordinary unlocked PDFs. The biggest ‘technological’ hindrance is DRM, copy protection.

If I buy digital text, I expect it to be able to outlast the life of any given ereader h/w platform. I have 30 year old books I can re-read (and do every few years). The risk of having orphaned, useless data is unacceptable.

Particularly for reference works, I would want to be able to view the same purchase on both a laptop/PC *and* my more handheld device(s).

If not, screw ‘em

I say that as someone who has bought e few books for my old Palm TX, which did allow eReader DRM’ed ebooks to be read on the PC as well.

The other hassle is how hard many of the platforms make it for you to upload simple text files and RTF files to view w/o having to go thru some translation step, not to mention ordinary unlocked PDFs.

]]> By: Texas Lawyer in DFW http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/what-manufacturers-and-publishers-need-to-do-to-facilitate-the-move-to-electronic-delivery-of-legal-books-lifting-technological-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-667766 Texas Lawyer in DFW Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:13:18 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19670#comment-667766 PDF documents preserve pages and such. I should note that a number of "finger" applications end up with plastic pen casings being used as styluses. They tend to be quicker than fingers. My family, from the eight year old on up seems to have all been borrowing the gel pens to use as styluses for texting on cell phones with live screens. PDF documents preserve pages and such.

I should note that a number of “finger” applications end up with plastic pen casings being used as styluses. They tend to be quicker than fingers. My family, from the eight year old on up seems to have all been borrowing the gel pens to use as styluses for texting on cell phones with live screens.

]]> By: ShelbyC http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/what-manufacturers-and-publishers-need-to-do-to-facilitate-the-move-to-electronic-delivery-of-legal-books-lifting-technological-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-667743 ShelbyC Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:06:44 +0000 http://volokh.com/?p=19670#comment-667743 Stylus based interface? Isn't that about like a quill pen? It's all about the finger nowadays, right? Stylus based interface? Isn’t that about like a quill pen? It’s all about the finger nowadays, right?

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