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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Pocketbook HD3 weighs 155g without a cover. Kobo Sage weighs 245g without a cover. That's a considerable difference. I've used covers with small 6'' readers in the past, but when I moved on to 7'' and larger, I ditched covers, because they made my devices too heavy. With a 150-160g ereader using a cover wouldn't be a problem for me, but with a 200-250g device it is.
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I used to rock a Kindle 3G keyboard with the official "lighted case". The kindle alone weighed 246g and the case added a further 226g to that (472g total). Never felt heavy to me at the time.
As regards hardback to paperback books I also prefer reading paperbacks. I think it's less about weight and more about comfort though; I find them more awkward and clumsy to hold than paperbacks.