[sirmaru]

It is simply amazing that in a MOBILE READER Forum there are still over 30% of users who still want to use their PC screen for reading books.

I've examined Kindle, Cybook Gen3 and the Irex products. I am convinced that NOTHING beats Microsoft Reader and a 24" HD Monitor for reading books. Zinio Reader beats all others for magazines. Internet Explorer is best for newspapers.

Especially with magazines all the colorful pages with ads and internet links all stand out with Zinio. None of the Eprint readers have color yet.

With books Microsoft Reader beats all. It provides a dictionary and one can do other tasks while reading books in very clear fonts. I usually multitask while reading books. I may read magazines IN COLOR simultaneously and newspapers as well in FULL PAGE spreads in color as well.

At the most I would use an Eprint reader if it was POCKETABLE as a SUPPLEMENTARY reader. None fulfull this requirement yet. It would require touch screens with all controls available within the screen as the Garmin Nuvi 750 GPS does NOW with a full QWERTY keyboard. The reader would have to match the measurements (My Garmin Nuvi 750 is 4 3/4" x 2 7/8" x 5/8") of that GPS. None do at the moment.

It is highly probable that both Microsoft and Apple are now working on Eprint readers as well. I will see if any come out pocketable and with full color.