Jorgen dropped off a link to a ZDNet story about the quality of eBooks available for the Amazon Kindle. While I think the criticisms in the piece apply specifically to technical and graphic-dependent texts, they can be applied to the greater mainstream fiction titles as well. The ‘re-flowable’ text form that makes the Kindle (and other eBook readers) possible, also alters the look and navigability of traditional paper books. While I think this is a case of growing pains, it could suggest some urgency to eBook sellers, since the price of an eBook should reflect the quality of the product.
Jorgen added that the author of the post failed to mention: the Kindle typeface cannot be changed, the user interface leaves something to be desired and Kindle’s eBooks come in a proprietary format that cannot be read on other devices.
