[bookport] Re: concern about bookport 2!
- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:20:08 -0600
The book courier has also been discontinued I think, that was also a great
product.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Thurston" <thurston@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:44 PM
Subject: [bookport] concern about bookport 2!
> Hello Listers!
>
> I am very concerned about even the possibility of the Bookport2 ever being
> released.
>
> I can understand in general their frustration about not bringing out the
> new Bookport 2 on schedule, but am puzzled and a bit frustrated in their
> total silence about it. I am afraid that this blackout of info is bound
to
> cost them a large part of their market share in this type unit. It now
has
> direct competition from a rapidily selling similar product.
>
> If they are having problems in obtaining permission to use NLS or other
> incrypted digital books, then come out with an intermediate model with
some
> of the bells and whistles we discussed in that mad flury of discussions a
> yearor so ago on this list. They might not sell a huge number of
> them, but they would help to maintain their share of this limited market.
>
> I am also surprised at the angry tone of the last responce from them in
> telling us not to bother them with the normal give and take email
messages
> as they are just too busy to fool with them.
>
> Since that message several weeks ago, I have only seen a couple of emails
to
> this list and so far no responses.
>
> I do hope that someone can give us an update as to what is happening or
even
> if there is going to be another
> Bookport.
>
> I really hope that there is as I have tried the Stream and find it
entirely
> too tedious in saving books to it. I can download hundreds of books to
the
> Bookport and it's software automatically saves it to its flash card.
>
> come on Bookport 2, arise from the ashes of Bookport 1!
>
> Ed,
>
>
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