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Originally Posted by david_e
Can you tell me who it was decided that the fundamental reason to read an ebook was the choice of screen options?
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I may have misunderstood your meaning, but here goes with my 2 cent worth anyway. For me the choice of screen options, and font sizes, was the main reason that I switched to reading on an eink device instead of pbooks. I am not quite blind as a bat yet, but my eyesight is not great, so it is a real joy to be able to adjust font type, size, weight and sharpness to a level that is comfortable for me. I loved my Glo and I am really pleased with my Aura, the extra screen real estate is good to have and I can use a smaller font than on my Glo. It is good to have some extra lines of text on the screen. I am enjoying fewer page turns which contributes to a better reading experience for me. My ideal ereader size would be that of a trade paperback....not sure what the physical dimensions are, but I reckon many people would be horrified at the thought of such a large ereader!
I have just synced my Aura and got the most recent firmware update. I checked out an epub to see what the title bar on each page was like, and for me it's not a problem. It is in a small font and I probably lose one line of text, which for me is not a big deal. But judging by other posts on this thread, for those of you who have 20/20 vision and want to max out the number of characters/lines per page this new firmware is a cause of great wrath.