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Old 09-23-2015, 07:42 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by mouha View Post
I'd add an additional thing from your length theory : you need a minimum (and a maximum too) font size which
lead me to a notion made of a ratio: line length AND font size.
As they are both related, this may define each reader his/her reading comfort*.
For me, you need a min/max length with a min/max font size
When I sent you googling for the ideal line length and even included a link to Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_length - I wasn't talking about the physical length, I was talking about the number of characters per line. So of course the character size does come in play when you have fixed physical dimension of the screen. And that is the reason the people with eyesight problems that need large type would require bigger e-ink screen. Under normal circumstances, the physical font size on an e-ink reader tends to be similar to that in a printed books.

But ... you should purchase whatever works for you.
I know that millions of people are very happy with their Kindles, yet, I sold my Paperwhite the moment a front-lit PocketBook became available and I am much happier.
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