Newbie Ereader in the house.......Just came over from the dark side.....so expect this post to ramble.....
When I first saw Eink (about a week ago) I was sold on it....looks just like paper. Of course before making any decisions, I researched and played with every Ereader I could get my hands on......Came down to the Nook (Epub, free books at the library, pushed me away from the Kindle) Which version was the question.....I was loving Eink....but the nookcolor with all its cool features made it a tough decision.... My initial thought was I've got the laptop and desktop for internet stuff and I really just wanted something more of a reading device....
At times I can be more than a casual reader and can zip thru books pretty quick....so I was concerned about eyestrain......I'm mostly a night reader while in bed, the wife hates any lights on, so I've been relegated to some sort of low light book light.....which seemed to cause some eyestrain anyways (being on a computer all day at work certainly contributes)
After going back to B&N for a third time (last nite) I went ahead a pulled down the
nookcolor....Ended up staying up, almost all night getting to know my new toy......between reading a couple of the free short stories, and playing on the net, while enjoying pandora......After about 8 hours straight of viewing the nookcolor's LCD screen (with no booklight required, and when enlarging the text without glasses) I'm convinced I made the correct decision.......
Luckily I'm off work for 2 weeks
......so avoidance of any eyestrain will be impossible.....might not be able to get me out of the room
Except to get to the library and get my Netlibrary account set up....
Had I ever been an Eink reader, I would have likely never went with the nookcolor......
Expect me on these forums, gaining knowledge of the electronic reading world.....