I have always been a keen reader and have long awaited the the arrival of the e-Book reader as an alternative to the paperback book. Holidays abroad have always presented a challenge since I have often read for or five books, as well as listened to an audio book or two in the late evening. The idea of reducing the bulk of this reading matter has always seemed a desirable goal.
Not surprisingly I was an early adopter of spoken word on mp3 players, and bought a Sony eBook as soon as I felt that there were sufficient choices of suppliers. I have to say that in all but one respect the eBook has surpassed my expectations. Reading the screen is a delight since I can set the font size to what suits me for easy reading.
My only gripe is the DRM (Digital Rights Management) associated with some purchases. If I buy the book, I want to read it. Like many people I have no interest in breaking copyright or license arrangements. I'd like to pay, download and read. A couple of weeks ago I bought five eBooks and tried to download them. After struggling for a good half hour I realised that to complete the download I needed to click a license agreement button in a pop-up window. Like all web savvy users, pop-ups are blocked on my computers.
The experience leaves me wondering if adoption of this excellent technology will be hampered by excessive and poorly thought out interfaces to the end user?
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