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Originally Posted by automa
Does frontlight mean that it give off light like LED screen so that you can read in the darkness?
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With the current crop of frontlit readers there are LED's (usually at the bottom of the screen) that shine light into a
diffusion layer that's above the actual screen and deflects the light downward to light the screen so you can read in dark/low light situations. Some use the light during the day at a higher setting to make the screen background appear more white too.
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I need a reading device that you can flip the pages with gloves on, you can read well in the bright sun, and has long lasting battery.
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Well unless you want to wear
capacitive touch friendly gloves you'll probably want to look for infrared touch. This would include the Kindle Touch, Kobo Touch, Glo & Aura HD, Sony 350, 650, T1, T2 & T3, Nook Simple Touch, Simple Touch with Glow & Nook Glowlight as well as some devices from third parties like Onyx, Bookeen & Pocketbook (note some of those aren't current models, but can still be found). All eInk models are generally good in the sun and have fairly long battery life.