Development of e-book readers
Description
One of the main obstacles for e-book break-through have been so far high prices, technical incompetence of e-book readers, and they still can’t compete with traditional books what comes to readability. The biggest problems have been the display and the lack of digital rights management (DRM) systems.
Enablers
- The research and development of screen-reading applications has been started
- Continuous development of screens & digital rights management
- When the e-book readers develop, the prices will decrease
Inhibitors
- Too low resolution: an optimal e-book reader needs at least 200dpi, and today’s reading devices have display resolutions from 72-106 dpi
- Slow development of LCD screens
- Too low battery capacity
Paradigms
Experts
Timing
- Big improvements on e-book reader screens are expected in next 5-10
Web Resources
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_10/hillesund/index.html