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Originally Posted by astra
...It must remind me of a real book, instead of yelling at my face I AM a GADGET!...
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You would think I'm really outside the box then. When I read an e-book at home, I comfortable stretch out on my bed and read it off my 32" TV screen (mounted high on the wall), using a wireless mouse as a "remote" to turn the pages. Frankly, if it's easier for me, I couldn't care less if what I'm reading from looks like a book or not. I personally feel p-books are a hurt in the donkey. I have to hold the dang things open (especially paperbacks). Turning pages often requires two hands (one to hold the book, the other to turn the page). If reading in bed, I have to hold the book up if laying on my back, even if propped up, or, if laying on my side, I have to hold the book and turn pages with one hand while propping up my head with another (and my 61 year old carcass doesn't appreciate that).
Away from home, I use my JetBook Lite. My JBL's battery bump is a convenient kickstand (albeit a bit short; fortunately, I'm tall) when used in landscape (which I do 95% of the time) and it lays nicely on a table without any help from me. A simple finger press turns the pages. If eating messy finger type food while reading, all I have to do is keep my left pinkie clean (and it looks so sophisticated when I eat with my pinkie extended
). Couldn't do that with p-books! Anywhere else, it is easy to hold and turn pages with one hand (try that with a p-book) and is lighter than many books.