the eTYbook
The eTYbook is a revolutionary new way to read, collect, trade and travel with written language. The eTYbook weighs 2lbs which is significantly more than the kindle’s 10.6 ounces but lends itself to having a real tactile field similar to a real book. The dimensions of the eTYbook are 5.5" x 8.5’’ closed, and 2.3" in depth including front and back covers. (13.3" open). These dimensions are close to the size of a standard C-format soft cover book about 400 pages long. Attempting to look and feel like a small hard cover book the eTYbook has a spine. The eTYbook’s front and back cover would be made of large LED panels so the artwork of the book you’re reading can be displayed (this is customizable in the preferences). Book jacket and cover designs would be rescaled proportionally and any empty space would be filled with a matte black. The exterior of the eTYbook would be protected with a clear plastic that feels like a beautiful hard cover book that has thick, coated stock. As a result of this, the eTYbook is rigid and the structural integrity is strong enough to serve as an object to place lamps, plates or other books on top of if you ever find yourself using the eTYbook as an “object” or decoration.
eTYbook’s “guts” are made of 20 rigid 4-color, double sided, digital pages to read from. Users may select to flip through the pages of the book traditionally or continually read off of one page, freeing up other pages for other books, magazines, periodicals or short stories, etc. When the user gets to the last page if he/she chooses to thumb through all they need to do is is flip back to the first page of the book and eTYbook’s sophisticated technology brings you the next sequential page. Additionally if you close the eTYbook while reading, the next time you open it up you are prompted with a quick dialouge to select “continue reading”? The inside left cover houses a permanent interface to search and navigate your eTYbook. Navigation menus include: Search, preferences, genres, and an A-Z touch screen display for quick browsing. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias come built into the eTYbook, but additional texts may be installed.
Books may be swapped with other eTYbook users using similar technology as the iphone’s “bump” application. Unlike the kindle eTYbook only holds 100-150+ full length novels. Of course, you may store additional books and texts on your computer and upload them at anytime using bluetooth technology to manage your eTYbook, no cords are necessary.
Lastly, eTYbook’s physical appearance reflects a real book all of the time. When closed and placed on a table the book will continue to display its artwork. If you choose so in the preferences the eTYbook and display a cover-flow so it is forever changing the artwork showing the outside world what you’re reading or have read.
