Well, I have read a *lot* of books on the Galaxy Tab, some "paperback-like" and some not at all. I found it very satisfactory; but I can accept that for others, the experience might be different. -Tim
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Eugen Leitl <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 07:42:40AM -0700, Tim Bray wrote: >> I don't agree that 7" is too small. I have had my hands on a lot of >> Android devices, and the original 7" Galaxy Tab remains my favorite. >> Easy to carry, plenty big enough for news or browsing or email or >> games, light, even works as a phone if you have that model. -Tim > > Not if you want to completely substitute dead tree. For that, you > ideally need something A4 sized with ~300 ppi (Nook color only has > 169 ppi). Scrolling around and zooming (which is slightly too > slow on the Nook color) on a 7" gets old really quick. > > I would still keep a 7", but only for reading paperback-like > ebooks on the road. > > -- > Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org > ______________________________________________________________ > ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org > 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE > >
