On 01/08/2011 08:32 AM, Russell D. wrote:
On 01/07/2011 09:45 PM, Steve W. wrote:
Giles wrote:
On Jan 6, 11:44 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 19:22:02 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

THIS is what comes of having a family! I do not recommend it. :
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*snippage*

giles
who, like he ain't already got enough to do!
Cool. I looked at my first e-reader this holiday past and I too have
to admit that I was impressed. I downloaded books into my Palm Z22 for
years and when you had the auto scrolll set right it wasn't a bad way
to read books. But the Nook I looked at had fantastic resolution on
the print in comparison. I am considering a purchase.

Geo. C.

I used a Sony hend-held for several years. It was way cool to be able
to download books and carry them around in my pocket. But after the
inital buzz wore off, honest evaluation set in. It was a very tedious
way to read for many reasons.

The Kindle (and others of its ilk, I assume) is a vast improvement.
First and foremost, it looks and feels and reads much like a book.
This is crucially important.

However, I've already noted some things I'd change. First, a book
should open to two facing pages. Anything else is just not right.
And I'm not crazy about moving about from page to page by pushing a
button. I'd much rather "flip" the pages by swiping them with a
fingertip.
I-Pad does all the above BUT at a price...

The biggest of which is eye strain. Extended reading on a back-lit
screen can be very tiring.

Russell

Some day, I'll have to retire the old Palm M515 I've been using as a
"book" in favor of the real thing. It'd be nice to be able to see more
than one paragraph at a time. Still, for now it seems that all I read
are college textbooks. I'll wait a few months until I can once again
read for pleasure rather than the memorization of facts and factoids.