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Originally Posted by barryem
I'm surprised at a number of the reactions to this thing with respect to reading. First, I don't know why having two pages is an advantage. A single page seems much more practical except that it's not really possible with paper books so a paper book reader is forced to hold two pages in hand to be able to read one. A Kindle or a tablet gets rid of that problem. Why would anyone want it back? Isn't that kind of like wanting a buggy whip for your car?  |
Your analogy doesn't hold. The publishing world continues to be a hardback-first industry. Books continue to be designed as a two page presentation. While this might not mean much for words-only fiction, it does matter once any form of graphic is introduced to the text e.g graphic novels and textbooks. So while you might consider a single screen/page Kindle your ideal, the world still remains a double page one.
Furthermore, I do see an advantage to two pages/dual screens. For example in an Art History text it is often useful to have a representation of the artwork one page opposite the text discussing the work. This ability to juxtapose pages and easily reference each while reading the other is a convenience not a problem imo
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Originally Posted by barryem
That said, the picture of the Kindle app with the title cut across two pages seems to be such a very minor problem that I'm surprised anyone cares that much. Sure it's a mistake but how often do you read the title at the top of the page? Chances are that'll be fixed with the first update but even if it isn't at least you get to hold up two pages to be able to read one. It's kind of like complaining about the buggy whip that came with your new car. |
That's a bit unfair to only refer to the 'title cut comment' when characterizing my complaint and ignore the comic center cutout I posted first. It should be self evident why anyone would care about cut content
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Originally Posted by barryem
I'd love to have one of these things to play with, not for reading but because it's something new and interesting. I doubt I'd read with it. I read on my 5" phone and on my Kindle. At that price, however, there's no way I can get one. Even my 5" phone and my Kindle were things I had to save for.
Barry
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Just to be clear, you're only interested in this for the novelty factor and would rather read on a 5" phone?