Same here, but reading PDFs is miserable on a WM phone. I have yet to find a really good PDF reader.
-- Durf On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been tempted by the Amazon Kindle for a while. But, I can't justify a > device that does *only* books. > > I read eBooks on my Windows Mobile phone now. You can adjust the font > sizes > to make any text readable, though when you do that you can only read a > couple paragraphs at a time. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 8:13 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: E Book reader. > > Saw one this past weekend in a Barnes&Noble bookstore (USA). Although > it's a wee bit on the slow side, the print is quite easy for my injured > eyes to read (and it has brightness/contrast controls as well as pretty > fine magnification settings). It is as small as it appears and is quite > thin (about as thick as my Blackberry). > > This seems to load either by cable or via memory sticks and is $300 US. > > For about a year, Amazon has been pushing one that is $350. I've never > actually seen one of those. It claims to have wireless built-in, so one > may download new material "on the fly". > > I found the Sony to be quite tempting, but the $300 price tag made > resistance rather easy. > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > > "Gavin Wilby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/19/2008 06:58:41 AM: > > > Guys, > > > > Has anyone got experiance of one of these? > > > > http://tinyurl.com/4eon5b > > > > I have a real issue with reading documentation on my monitor screen, > > and I am hoping that this will prove to be the answer, but 200 quid > > is a lot to shell out if its not right. > > > > Anyone got one, and if so, do you like it? > > > > Gavin. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- -------------- Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
