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Originally Posted by church mouse
Personally, I find one of the biggest advantages of an e-reader is the single screen and not having to switch one's point of focus and physical grip to cater for a left-hand/right-hand page reading experience.
A paper book has two pages because it is the most efficient use of the paper. An e-reader has one screen because it is the most efficient method for e-reading.
Maybe I am wrong and there are loads of you out there traumatised by the lack of the left/right page reading experience in an e-reader.
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A folding double-screened device gives you more viewable area without sacrificing much portability, if executed well. There are many advantages to a dual-screen format for literature outside of disposable fiction (where a single pane is usually more than sufficient, assuming no big spread images). Sadly, decent execution of such a device is apparently beyond the means of manufacturers today and probably for at least a few years to come.