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doctorow · 01-10-2006, 02:59 PM

There isn't any backlight, at least in the case of the Sony. Basically think of E Ink as regular paper; without enough light, you cannot read text on paper - and the same applies to E Ink.

01-10-2006, 02:59 PM	#16
doctorow Guru Posts: 914 Karma: 3410461 Join Date: May 2004 Device: Kindle Touch	There isn't any backlight, at least in the case of the Sony. Basically think of E Ink as regular paper; without enough light, you cannot read text on paper - and the same applies to E Ink.