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Originally Posted by pata
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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I can see why two pages is useful for textbooks. I nearly always read novels. I think the vast majority of readers only read models. But you're right, I wasn't considering textbooks and I should have.
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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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I didn't see that. Not sure how I missed it. But I don't really think of reading comic books in the same way as reading books. I do read an occasional comic book but that's really a very different medium than books. Kind of like the difference in audio drama and audio books. I like them both from time to time but I think they're very different things.
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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?
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I'm interested in ereaders and I'm interested in technology in general. I think this is a pretty interesting looking device but it's a lot more than I can afford. It's not something I have a practical use for. But then I'm retired and I don't have a practical use for a lot of the tech I buy. I buy it because it's interesting. And yes I do enjoy reading on my phone.
Barry