Came across this Flickr photoset of Japanese comics on a Librie – Sony’s electric ink ebook reader. Even in a photo, the reflective, print-like quality of the screen is striking. People have generally raved about the Librie’s display, but are outraged by its senseless DRM policies: books self-destruct after 60 days. (discussed here and here)
Once E ink enters the mainstream, people might flock to electronic books as rapidly and enthusiastically as they did to digital photography. Screen display technology will undoubtedly advance. The DRM problem is trickier.
(Incidentally, I found this image while browsing recent blog posts under the “ebook” tag on Technorati. Flickr images tagged with “ebook” are placed alongside. An example of how these social tagging systems are becoming interconnected.)
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reading manga on Sony Librie
[Source: if:book] quoted: (Incidentally, I found this image while browsing recent blog posts under the “ebook” tag on Technorati. Flickr images tagged with “ebook” are placed alongside. An example of how these social tagging systems are becoming interc…
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Here is a recap of significant posts in the edublogging community from the past 48 hours.
The new sony reader is more capable of displaying manga
You can see the review here: http://hightech.afmag.net/reading-manga-and-comics-on-the-sony-reader-the-definitive-review.html
I’ve posted some high-quality pictures on the reader displaying manga, comics and such