Thread: eReaders become tablets; tablets become eReaders!
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Old 10-01-2011, 10:46 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by elcreative View Post
No... I read for relaxation using an e-ink reader that I can easily hold in my hand... I use my tablet for tech pdfs, magazines but only comics for relaxation as, although less comfortable to relax with, comics work better that way but the eReader is a 6" device and the tablet is a 10" device... if they converge then I end up with a device that is sized wrongly for one of the things I want and probably too big to slip in a pocket for portable reading...

I'm not alone in not wanting one device to do multiple jobs as other threads have commented many times... some of us prefer dedicated devices that do one job well rather than many poorly or just OK...
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Originally Posted by NickyWithNook View Post
One of the reasons I got my iPad was because I wanted an ereader, but I wanted something more versatile. And it's great as an ereader in a lot of ways, but wasn't perfect for a few. The backlighting is fine for most reading, like for websites and that kind of thing, but for more sustained reading that requires more concentration, it gives me eye strain. And it doesn't fit in my purse, and that's a big deal for me. I don't want to have to carry around a huge, heavy purse. So yeah, tablets work as ereaders, but they aren't great ereaders, and it's worth having something small and really easy on the eyes, at least for me and my aging eyes and my fairly small purse.

To be fair, there are reasons why it's the perfect ereader too, and the biggest one is versatility. You can read any book from any source on it. At least I never found a book that wouldn't come up on my iPad. I wasn't locked into any store, or any specific app or anything like that. Maybe someone who doesn't mind the size and has younger eyes would prefer a tablet.
It is nice for many people to only have to purchase one device because of keeping costs low, not having to keep track of them, and no worrying about replacing several when they fail or become outdated.

For a lot of us on this blog, we probably have a closet, (or like me a big bookcase) full of old stuff unless we like to sell stuff on ebay.
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