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Originally Posted by bwaldron
Because one of the advantages to eInk is battery life. A built-in light would reduce it. If a built-in backlight is desired, something with an LCD screen would be a better choice.
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I have a clip-on light. I've tried 3 or 4 of them so far. They all have glare problems. They are such point sources of light that they reflect back. You have to keep the light paralell to the surface in order to read. It sucks. You roll over in bed and knock it around and you have glare again.
I was reading on PDAs for 4 years before I got my Sony. So I got really used to reading without a book light.
I love the eInk. It is much easier on the eyes. I also enjoy my ridiculous battery life. However I'd be okay with a sidelight that you could turn on/off. Wouldn't hurt battery life for customers who left it off. The current light I use has about a 20 hour life on 3 x AAA. I'm assuming the eReader doesn't have that much juice in it -- after all it doesn't need it.
Ya know.. I'd be happy with a clip on light that was *designed* for my eReader. A light wedge type of thing -- or just a light bar type of thing that mounted to the eReader. It would solve my only complaint.
If the Kindle had such an accessory... I'd have to go get one..
I do like the idea of having an easy to grab selection of books.