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Originally Posted by jackj
My only mishap from carrying an e-reader in a pocket regularly for many years was losing my Kobo Mini. Happened a long time ago, and I don't know where I lost it, nor even whether it fell out of a pocket or if I set it down and forgot about, or had someone swipe it. With a somewhat rigid cover, I'm more than willing to take the risk with the screen, as I frequently don't want or need a bag with me, and I'm reasonably gentle with my stuff.
If Kobo had a current Mini size model with a backlight, I would have gone for that. That screen was definitely too small for the Mini to be my primary reader, and the lack of backlight severely limited its functionality for me. But portability is obviously very high on my criteria list, and at that size I could fit the Mini in places too small for a 6", like a cycling jersey or non-cargo pants. Since almost all my ebooks come from the library, I can read them on my phone. But I almost never do, for reasons I can't rationally explain. (I do read newspapers, blogs, and forums on my phone daily. I just seek a different experience which is facilitated by different hardware when it comes to book text.)
Who knows, once I spend time with the Libra, maybe I'll find my Glo and Paperwhites lamentably undersized. I'm open to that possibility. But since I don't think I can get the Libra in the pockets of my jackets or pants, I doubt it'll go out and about with me as often as my current readers. We shall see.
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Not fitting in your pocket is a very big plus. Too many people break Readers in pockets. Plus, if the one you lost did fall out then that there is yet another reason for no pockets.