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Old 07-29-2013, 10:21 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
I think the idea of a 2 page ereader harkens back to the 1st printed books which had typeface that looked like handwritten text. It's an effort to keep something that is 'the way things used to be done' while exploring new tech.
It's even more ironic that, if you think about it, the e-reader reads more like a scroll than a book.

Apart from it being necessary or useful or not, it cannot be denied that a two-screen 7" e-reader would *really* bring back the hardcover-like reading experience; as far as is possible to do so for an electronic device. However, it'll be twice as heavy as a current 7" device. I estimate that it'd weigh something like 500gr (0.5 kg).

On the one hand, it'd be an awesome device. On the other hand, it'd be as big and heavy as a small(er) hardcover book, and that negates one of the big advantages of the e-reader.
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