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Originally Posted by Zanshin
I did a test with the attached mock image (smallest font size on my DX). It's certainly doable on the DX, the text is readable (on the 6", it would indeed be too small), but I don't see the reason for reading like this.
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Just because it does not work for you does not mean it would not work for others. The world does not revolve around you. It would be a good thing for myself. As others have mentioned, it works well with the Sony PRS-900. I had a 900 and it was more comfortable to hold the reader in landscape. With Sonys, putting the reader in landscape increases the font to cover roughly the same amount of text per line as in portrait. The two-column mode allowed a more natural reading experience. Putting a Kindle in landscape does not adjust the font size. As you can see from the screenshot attached, on my DXG landscape in small text is readable but it causes you to adjust your neck to read the entire line. Two-columns would alleviate a lot of unnatural neck movement and make reading a lot better in landscape.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
An electronic reader isn't a paper book; I honestly see no particular reason to try to make it look like one.
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In science this is kinematics being improved. There is a reason and it is physical comfort. Would you read a large hardback book if it were printed entirely in landscape?
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