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Old 12-27-2010, 04:48 AM   #88
Maggie Leung
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Originally Posted by leebase View Post
Having read over 30 books on my iPad since I got it in April, I would hope I count as someone using it for "serious book reading". I used my iPad for all of my 7 weeks of training for my new job, that too counts as "serious reading".

My battery lasts "all day". I cannot imagine reading for 10-12 hours straight, and THEN needing to read even more such that my iPad would fail me as a reader due to the battery.

I simply plug it in at night when I go to bed.

Or perhaps "serious reading" is when you go off into the wilderness where there is no electricity.

Nonny
I'm a "serious" reader and have gotten used to charging my iPad daily. Works fine.

I edit for a living. I've spent months prepping for work daily by reading online for about an hour each morning on iPad; I get up to speed, take notes and go straight into a daily meeting. iPad also lets me catch up my e-mail on the go before work.

Reading also is my main hobby. I haven't watched TV in years. It takes me two to four hours to read a book, depending on content. I can easily read a book a day and still have a good amount of time to goof around on my iPad.

I was taking a long break from work when I got my iPad, and I did run outta battery power then, but I was using it for easily 10 hours a day.

Last edited by Maggie Leung; 12-27-2010 at 04:51 AM.
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