>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Bogstad <[email protected]> writes:
Bill> From my experience so far with the Kindle, even ebook formats
Bill> don't work that well for books with lots of images, charts,
Bill> graphs, etc.
I agree. I mostly read novels on my reading device, and read other
things either onscreen on a desktop or laptop or as dead trees.
Bill> Admittedly, this could be peculiar to the books/device
Bill> (Kindle) that I'm using and it may work better on other
Bill> similar sized devices.
Not with what I've used. But I've always thought the Kindle form factor
was the worst of all possible worlds -- too big to put in a pocket and
too small to really do graphic-intensive displays.
On a cheerful note, I was assuming my cheap android phone would be
useless as an ereader, but I find I've almost stopped taking the Nokia
810 on trips where there might be casual reading, because it's so easy
to whip out the phone and read the free samples I tell Amazon to put on
it.
Then when I like the sample enough to buy it, I put it on the Nokia,
which is in my opinion the ideal size for "portable" (in the sense of
putting in your pocket, or reading in bed) reading.
I still bring the Nokia if it's a long bus or train ride or might
involve reading in a bar, because the 5" screen involves a *lot* less
page turning than the 3" screen on the phone.
--
Laura (mailto:[email protected], twitter: @serpentplayer)
(617) 661-8097 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Leonard Bernstein
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