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Stephen Downes

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It is almost impossible to escape the hype surrounding the new crop of ebook readers. This article surveys popular and some lesser known entries into the market (including the flexible-screened Readius) and, even more interestingly, describes the e-ink technology (a.k.a. electrophoric display) that underlies them. We're still waiting for the MP3 player of ebook readers, though - the device that taps into the billions of documents extant on the internet in some widely used and open data storage format. See also Tony Bates, who links to a University Affairs article on whether ebooks are at the tipping point.

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