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This design concept for an eBook reader does a much better job than the Kindle or Sony Reader at emulating the feel of a real book. The leather cover is low tech, but appears to give the device a more comfortable book-like interface. Amazon and Sony should be paying attention to this, since a huge barrier to adoption of the Kindle and Sony 505 readers is how different they are from traditional books. People have to be able to imagine themselves using these devices.

The concept also uses an overlaid touch screen (with multi-touch) for simplified navigation. While this would be an obvious improvement over the current options, I am assuming that the cost involved would be prohibitive for now. Also, with the slow refresh time of e-ink screens, I am not sure touch screens would add the value that some would expect.

The concept design is from a student named Nedzad Mujcinovic from Monash University, and was an entry in the Austrailian Design Award competition.

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