The little things give you away: why the Literati e-reader fails
- Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:04
Quick, name three e-readers! Can I guess which ones popped into your head? Let's say the Kindle, the Nook, and the iPad. It's very possible one of the Sony models was also included. It's now a crowded market with many high-quality pieces of hardware being sold at relatively low prices. And then you have lesser-known readers like the Literati, which isn't as expensive as the iPad but does cost more than the Kindle, and it comes with a color screen.
A dedicated e-reader, which the Literati is, needs to offer a problem-free reading experience, and the Literati does not deliver. The ideas and market placement of the device are interesting, but if it's frustrating to actually use, who cares about the niceties?
