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Originally Posted by rem736
i like the idea of a portable book light. and i even got one from verilux. but the unevenness of how the light hits the screen and the glare it produces off a single narrow area are real detractors for me. |
While I absolutely still love my Sony 350s as the best reader, I hated having to carry around the extra bulk for a light. I have the Sony case with light, but it's a bit bigger and you still need to carry an extra battery for it. Attachable lights were even worse with carrying the light and the battery. That's the main only reason I gave in and got a Glo, for the front light. The size is almost as small as the 5" Sony and no more worrying about extra batteries.
Sony's lack of advertising (I think they did some ads for the x50 line, but I don't remember seeing anything after that), and then their short-sighted view on incorporating a front light into their readers was the final nail.
I could care less about an integrated bookstore and it's not a selling point for me at all. I prefer to buy all my books through my PC to keep them in one place, from wherever I get the best price, and then just convert if needed (when purchasing from Amazon) to send to my ereader of choice.