Training Printers to Feed New Publication Readers

摘要

It's been hard to miss the many reports on new electronic platforms for reading printed media-first books, next magazines, soon newspapers. Some 40 e-readers have reached the market or soon will. Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony Reader and the dozens of contenders unveiled at the January Consumer Electronics Show range from pocketbook to magazine size, with bigger, bendable "e-paper" formats to come.rnMost significant-or ominous, depending on your outlook-was the March 2010 Apple iPad debut, a magazine-sized iPod with color touchrnscreen. All the battery-operated readers rely on low-energy displays, for portability and infrequent recharges. Many are continuously online to bookstores, with various pricing and rights management strategies.