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rcentros · 06-14-2016, 11:58 PM

I just bought a used Blackberry Q10 with a real keyboard to use on Sprint/RingPlus (I wanted something NOT Android, Windows or Apple that was small and had a real keyboard). Surprisingly, I've read big chunks of two books on it while away from the house. And it only has a 3.1" screen (but it's sharp and I can read small fonts on it). I like that the Space Bar changes pages, makes it easier than having to swipe the screen. When I get home I just pick up one of the Kindles and keep reading from where I left off. In Texas in the summer (and most of the time in the winter) you're not going to be wearing anything with a pocket big enough to carry an eReader in so, unless I want to do everything one-handed, carrying an eReader is out of the question. If the book is good enough I don't notice the screen.

06-14-2016, 11:58 PM	#25
rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,894 Karma: 52566355 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Voyage, Clara HD	I just bought a used Blackberry Q10 with a real keyboard to use on Sprint/RingPlus (I wanted something NOT Android, Windows or Apple that was small and had a real keyboard). Surprisingly, I've read big chunks of two books on it while away from the house. And it only has a 3.1" screen (but it's sharp and I can read small fonts on it). I like that the Space Bar changes pages, makes it easier than having to swipe the screen. When I get home I just pick up one of the Kindles and keep reading from where I left off. In Texas in the summer (and most of the time in the winter) you're not going to be wearing anything with a pocket big enough to carry an eReader in so, unless I want to do everything one-handed, carrying an eReader is out of the question. If the book is good enough I don't notice the screen.