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Old 10-19-2010, 12:00 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by simplyparticular View Post
I've owned an iPad for about a week now. And I really like the freedom to read any format on it, especially PDFs. But no matter where I'm reading - bed, couch or table - I'm constantly fidgeting to find a comfortable position.

It's especially hard to read in bed at night, since I lay on my side. I've tried two of the stand cases so I don't have to hold it, but then I'm laying at an angle to the text. My current attempt at comfortability is:

iBooks or Kindle app in night mode, with 2 pages.
iPad in Landscape locked, but physically leaning against a foam cushion in vertially/portrait.

Since I'm in two page mode, I'm *almost* lined up to the text, but I still find myself tipping it to match the angle of my head on my pillow, which leads to shoulder and wrist cramps anyway. Sigh.

Has anyone found a good side-laying way to read on an iPad?
I've got the same problem as you.
To me, iPad is a bit too big and way too heavy, to comfortably hold it in my hand(s) for more than 1 hour.
My solution: I'm not reading on iPad, but on Dell Streak and since today on Samsung Galaxy Tab.
iPad I'm only using for web related stuff anymore.
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