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GlenBarrington · 02-01-2011, 05:43 AM

I will buy whatever works for me. And eReaders are cheap enough that it isn't like most people have to worry about locking themselves into a dead-end technology anyway.

Maybe my lack of concern is because I came to eReaders from the multipurpose background of a Palm PDA and Treo cell phones. I was reasonably happy with reading on Palm devices except that as I aged, it became more difficult to read the smaller text or see the tiny graphics.

When it's time to retire my PRS350, I'll consider all my options, though I will say I'm not THAT interested in something I can't shove into a man's pants pocket. Portability is still very important to me. I think there will always be a market for devices that emphasise the maximum in portability.

02-01-2011, 05:43 AM	#197
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Does it really matter? I will buy whatever works for me. And eReaders are cheap enough that it isn't like most people have to worry about locking themselves into a dead-end technology anyway. Maybe my lack of concern is because I came to eReaders from the multipurpose background of a Palm PDA and Treo cell phones. I was reasonably happy with reading on Palm devices except that as I aged, it became more difficult to read the smaller text or see the tiny graphics. When it's time to retire my PRS350, I'll consider all my options, though I will say I'm not THAT interested in something I can't shove into a man's pants pocket. Portability is still very important to me. I think there will always be a market for devices that emphasise the maximum in portability. Last edited by GlenBarrington; 02-01-2011 at 05:48 AM.