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Old 07-28-2010, 10:30 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by HappyMartin View Post
Some people like one thing to do lots of things and some people don't, its an old story.

Generally the more serious a person gets about an activity the less likely they are to have one item that does many things within that activity. As an example a recreational cyclist might have one bicycle and set of kit to do all types of cycling while a serious cyclist will have a different bike for every type of riding.

Same with cameras and all types of things. The more you read the more likely you are to use a dedicated reading device. Simple really.
Hm. I read a lot. At least an hour of "fun" reading every day, usually more. I don't use a dedicated device, because I also need to be able to read journal articles for grad school, and I need a device that will let me annotate and clip from those. In addition, my iPad lets me read DRM'd books from nearly any vendor, which is handy if I don't have time or tools handy to strip the DRM.

I certainly agree that some people prefer a multi-use device, while others prefer a dedicated device. I just don't think that the amount of reading one does necessarily correlates highly with that choice. But perhaps I'm an exception.
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