{"id":154680,"date":"2022-04-21T19:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T17:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=154680"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:19:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:19:56","slug":"foldable-e-reader-would-you-buy-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/foldable-e-reader-would-you-buy-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you buy a foldable e-reader? (visualizations)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-opened-book-design.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Foldable Kindle concept opened book design\" class=\"wp-image-154687\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-opened-book-design.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-opened-book-design.jpg?resize=220%2C220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-opened-book-design.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-opened-book-design.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-opened-book-design.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-opened-book-design.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-opened-book-design.jpg?resize=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>A concept of a foldable Kindle \/ Visualization: Piotr Kowalczyk @ Geek Updated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Would you buy a foldable e-reader if it were launched? Do you expect it to open like a real book?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment I think about a foldable Kindle or Kobo e-reader, I immediately imagine it opening like a paper book. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/8\/10\/21361545\/folding-e-ink-reader-prototype-note-taking\">prototype foldable device revealed by E-Ink<\/a> in 2020 is just like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Will foldable e-readers have a chance to become mainstream products? I doubt so. E-readers are a different breed of mobile devices than tablets or smartphones. And customers have different expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You won\u2019t compare the foldable Kindle to the foldable iPad or Amazon Fire. You will compare it to your previous Kindle. And you will compare it to the paper book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea of a foldable e-reader being one step closer to a paper book is nice but it doesn\u2019t make much sense. Why do we still have to compare e-readers to paper books? Book lovers who still reject electronic books won\u2019t fall in love with them just because they could see their e-readers opening like a good old paperback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An electronic device will never resemble a print book. It\u2019s not about looks. It\u2019s about the feel. You won\u2019t feel the texture of the paper, and you won\u2019t feel the smell of an old library or a leather-bound classic novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then comes the biggest problem \u2013 the size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you expect the foldable e-reader to feature a single page no smaller than 6 inches? Then imagine you open it: you have two 6-inch pages one by one. This device, when opened, will be huge and heavy, even with an edge-to-edge front. Something like a 10 or 12-inch iPad. And all that just to read a novel. Say \u201cbye\u201d to one-handed reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know, paper books are heavier. But, on the other hand, why should we get rid of the biggest benefit of e-readers: the unbearable lightness of reading? Users embrace e-readers not because of nostalgia but convenience. You can have hundreds of books packed into a lightweight object the size of a page from a paperback book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is another solution. But it\u2019s possible only if you accept a single page to be much smaller than 6 inches. But then the idea of a foldable e-reader opening like a real book is gone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opened e-reader will be too small to let you read in a landscape two-page mode. Technically, you could reduce the font size. Reduce the font size from the one I use for years in my current e-reader?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most probably, you will switch to a portrait mode, and use the device the same way as your current e-reader. Why foldable and so expensive, then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have made two size visualizations to prove my point. You can read more about my <a href=\"https:\/\/geekupdated.com\/foldable-kindle-concept-opinion\/\">doubts regarding a foldable e-reader<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should a perfect e-reader look like? I have imagined the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geekupdated.com\/kindle-paperwhite-6-concept-wish-list\/\">next-generation Kindle Paperwhite<\/a>\u00a0as a fully symmetric device with a wider bezel to incorporate hard-press page-turn buttons and adjustable warm light tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tx-hdg4 tx-mgt\"><strong>A concept of a foldable Kindle \u2013 size 6&#8243; \u00d7 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Foldable Kindle concept compared to Paperwhite 5 - size 6-inch x 2\" class=\"wp-image-154685\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-1.jpg?resize=220%2C220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-1.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-1.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-1.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-1.jpg?resize=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Foldable Kindle concept compared to Paperwhite 5 &#8211; size 6-inch \u00d7 2 \/ Visualization: Piotr Kowalczyk @ Geek Updated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tx-hdg4 tx-mgt\"><strong>A concept of a foldable Kindle \u2013 size 6&#8243;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Foldable Kindle concept compared to Paperwhite 5 - size 6-inch\" class=\"wp-image-154686\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-2.jpg?resize=220%2C220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-2.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-2.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-2.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Foldable-Kindle-concept-compared-to-Paperwhite-5-size-2.jpg?resize=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Foldable Kindle concept compared to Paperwhite 5 &#8211; size 6-inch \/ Visualization: Piotr Kowalczyk @ Geek Updated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Keep exploring. 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