Bulky? My Kindle is smaller in every dimension than any book I've ever read. As for 13" tablets, I don't want a 13" tablet for reading gumshoe novels.
I think there is a sharp divide that needs to be drawn. Biology textbooks require an entirely different kind of device than Harry Potter. Books already acknowledge this- the paper, size, ink, hell even the binding & covers are completely different.
I agree that the biology-textbook-format readers have a ways to go, although I think that's largely a question of demand. There is little market interest in a 14" 4x3 tablet (which is the digital equivalent to the 8.5x11 format). I'm bummed because I have a number of magazines and reference books I'd like to have on tap.
I think there is a sharp divide that needs to be drawn. Biology textbooks require an entirely different kind of device than Harry Potter. Books already acknowledge this- the paper, size, ink, hell even the binding & covers are completely different.
I agree that the biology-textbook-format readers have a ways to go, although I think that's largely a question of demand. There is little market interest in a 14" 4x3 tablet (which is the digital equivalent to the 8.5x11 format). I'm bummed because I have a number of magazines and reference books I'd like to have on tap.