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Originally Posted by TallMomof2
But when you're sitting in a doctor's waiting room or the imaging waiting room it's nice to be able to go out on the web and find info. Haven't been in any medical offices with free WiFi except my kids' orthodontist but he's the exception. Fortunately, I live in an area with excellent Whispernet coverage.
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That's what my Blackberry is for. (With Opera Mini browser.) ANd I keep it charged--a necessity. My Reader is for... reading. I even used it today while waiting in a doctor's office! (Really.)
Actually, the battery life can be an issue. Someone mentioned earlier in the thread that the e-book readers should improve on paper books, citing the Kindle's dictionary and wireless functions. I think it's more important that the e-book readers don't introduce significant
disadvantages with respect to paper books. A key factor for my choice of a second Sony Reader (after the Kindle came out) was that I knew the Reader works essentially "like a book." I have a few month's worth of spare-time reading on it and the internal memory is far from full, even without a memory card. Connecting to my pc once every couple of weeks is enough to add a few books I may have come across in the interim, which I keep in a folder on my desktop.
OTOH, long battery life is *critical* IMO. It's bad enough having to keep other devices charged regularly. I want my Reader to be like a book. Pick it up, take it with me, flip a switch and it's ready for me. I'm never worried about running out of juice--a 2-3 week battery life is a huge advantage. Just like I never have th 'recharge' my paper books or worry about them running out of power. Plus, the Sony Reader is thin, and fits easily in a coat or jacket pocket. I never use a dictionary when I read, and the Kindle's "extra" features don't appeal to me, while it's negatives are significant for my reading habits and wants.