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doreenjoy · 10-11-2010, 01:58 PM

I share the caution about a 7-year-old and a fragile screen.

Personally I prefer the Sony to the Kindle for one reason -- Kindle has an odd font that tires me out after reading it for an hour or two. The letters are made up of strokes of equal thickness; the downstrokes are as thick as the cross strokes. I find it much easier to read a font that has variation in thickness.

You can find comparison shots on the web if you do a Google search. The contrast is slightly better on the Kindle, but IMO the font derailed the Kindle for me.

10-11-2010, 01:58 PM	#6
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	I share the caution about a 7-year-old and a fragile screen. Personally I prefer the Sony to the Kindle for one reason -- Kindle has an odd font that tires me out after reading it for an hour or two. The letters are made up of strokes of equal thickness; the downstrokes are as thick as the cross strokes. I find it much easier to read a font that has variation in thickness. You can find comparison shots on the web if you do a Google search. The contrast is slightly better on the Kindle, but IMO the font derailed the Kindle for me.