I used to read on netbook, before Kindle, iPad and Touch. I'd read Gutenberg books. The screen didn't bother me, but I hated the weight, form factor and heat. I read on netbook because I was away from home for months and couldn't reasonably carry all I wanted to read. Kindle was freeing, and iPad and Touch even more so, for me.
I don't have problems concentrating on books while on Touch or iPad, but if that were a concern -- if I worried about someone e-mailing, Skype-ing, IM-ing, etc., while I read -- I would just turn on the airplane mode. That cuts off communication and Internet.
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