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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Halfling" data-source="post: 5428528" data-attributes="member: 349">No a simple e-reader would not do most of these things. Most are designed and intended for lay people, not tech fiends. More advanced readers with proper OS's could easy do all these things. Full offline capability is already there, and the files are stored locally once you purchase them, and battery life is @ 10 hours. If I remember correctly, the Kindle had this feature, but was forced to disable it by the publishers. It apparently infringed on their selection and sales of audio books. So it was thought of, but capitalism reared it's head.True on most e-ink readers you can't install apps, but some of the LCD/Android-based readers, like the Cruz Micro and Pandigital Micro have marketplaces set up that do enable this. So if you want more functionality out of a device, you can..if you spend the money. $130 for an e-ink "dumb" reader, $120-$250 for a "smarter" Android-based reader, or $500 plus for a full fledged tablet like the Xoom or iPad. Possibly true, but 20 years go portable memory size was no where near the stability, capability or size to make this feasible. And as for laptops and next gen phones as a suitable replacement is not realistic. I have an android phone, and reading on that screen is horrible. It's not a quality but a size issue.  And as I have said before, laptops have the capability in spades but not the longevity of power. Ease of use and instant gratification are the selling points for e-readers. 5-10 sec from power up to start reading a book....no laptop can do that. I will agree that tablets, designed like the iPad (and hopefully the Android 3.0 tablets) may give the e-reader a run, provided cost is not a factor. And that is a big factor.</blockquote>

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