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Originally Posted by Asawi
I would not consider that "palm size". (Maybe we're thinking differently there)
5" is the absolute smallest I would consider. I would not have considered the 5" either if it hadn't the amazing pearl screen.
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To me palm sized is cellphone sized. Many cellphones now are switching to where basically the entire face of the phone is the display, so you can easily have 3 and 4 inch displays and still be small overall. That is possible to do with eInk, it is all in how you package it. I mean, look at how much of your 350 is not display. If you trimmed it down, to where the area around the display was minimal, it would be much more "palm sized".
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Originally Posted by bhartman36
I voted no, but I wouldn't call it "silly". I read on Palm-sized devices for years before I got my first Kindle. I think the problem is that if you want something pocketable, you also want it to do more than just display books. I could do all kinds of things with my Palm TX.
I think people justify carrying Kindles and Nooks around because the screens are easier to read on, and you can read them more like books. The advantage of having a nice, clear e-Ink screen isn't as pronounced if you shrink it down to handheld size.
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You could have a pocket sized, more multifunction device, with eink that would still work as a great ebook reader. Put on there a calculator, Sudoku and other basic games, etc.