The Digital Reader

Read an E-Book Week (March 7-13, 2010) is running 2 contests right now. The prize for each contest is a watch with an E-ink face. The deadline for the contests is 5 March 2010. You can submit your entry by email to E-Book Contest.

Contest number one:

We’d like to see your thoughts on the E Ink displays used in so many great e-book readers.

Give us a paragraph, or two, about what you think of the readability of the screen in different light, what you think of the technology, and how you would like to see it evolve. Perhaps you’ve used an e-book reader with an e-ink screen and one without e-ink technology. Do a comparison. Include any other comment you’d like to share.

Contest number two:

Is there one specific feature of e-book readers that is more important than another for you? Why?

Give us a paragraph, or two, about what you think is THE most important feature the perfect e-book reader should have. It may be back-lighting, screen resolution, the ability to make margin notes, play MP3s – whatever. Back your comment up with reasons it is so important to you.