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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern
Why would someone want to intentionally read a book length text or even journal article length text on a mini-screen like the iPhone or iPod touch? That's rather ridiculous and makes reading very limited. Such a tiny screen is no conducive to skimming and scanning. When I read academic texts (my field is anthropology) much of the time I skim through things and read portions that I deem necessary. The iPhone is a bad device for something like this. By the way, I own the iPod touch and I never use it to do lengthy reading.
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Wow... This is the forum specifically set aside for people who want to read on these devices. Did you really come here just to label our enjoyment as 'ridiculous'?
I'll grant you that the small screen as not conducive to skimming and scanning, but luckily some of us want to read a book in its entirety. Also, I have used such handhelds to carry around reference material, when my job demanded it. It was very useful to have eight or ten large manuals in my hip pocket, with fast searches and indexing being a great improvement over the paper versions, and the portability was better than any laptop.
I am sorry that these devices are not your ideal, but please do not insult those of us who read on them for hours at a time and enjoy it. There is a separate forum specifically for people who are still trying to decide what device is best for them. Why not go there where your insight and opinion would be of great use and interest?
The Bandit