Quote:
Originally Posted by =X=
If that is your main reason, you might want to consider an LCD device like Android or iOS.
|
Battery life is prime. I'm not willing to have to remember to recharge every night or have it die mid-book.
Quote:
|
The reading apps for these devices are far superior than what exist for any eInk device. Pinch zoom on PDF is awsome, I spend 0% time now making my PDF readable on a 7" device just because the reflow is either 90% accurate or I can pinch to zoom.
|
I don't want a 7" device (I want smaller than I'm currently dealing with), and I'm not sure an iPhone-sized screen is best for reading. I don't think there's anything in between those sizes. But the iPhone-sized screen might be okay--if the battery lasted long enough.
Quote:
|
eReaders link Moon and Alkdio have customization features that far exceed any eInk device. You can control margins, fonts, indents, word spacing, etc...
|
Nice, but not important to me. I was happy reading PDB text on a 320x320 pixel screen; I switched to e-ink almost solely for longer battery life. (File support was nice too, but when I switched, I was converting almost everything myself anyway, using PML and Dropbook.)
Giving up the backlight was hard--I loved being able to read in the dark--but I'm not willing to deal with a device that doesn't give a whole weekend's reading if I don't recharge it.
I'm sorry if I'm coming off as annoyingly picky. I've been reading ebooks almost exclusively for over 4 years, and I know what features I've been wanting to get, and what features I haven't cared about.
What I want is an upgrade to the PRS 505, with a faster processor & slightly better PDF support, so it removes the white margins on its own. Ideal would be that, with a 5" screen + HTML & Doc support, but I'm not going to get either of those, so I'm looking around at what else is available. And grumbling, because the industry has failed to provide exactly the features I want all in one device, dammit. (And while I'm at it, I want a pony.)