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Originally Posted by Roy White
I'm going to be buying it mainly for reading Novels and some Poetry. The Bible and Lots of public domain books like The Brothers K and Les Mis etc. I love the Classics. I'm 48 and in the last couple of years my close focus muscles have gone to dinner and haven't returned yet. So a LARGE screen device has a huge appeal to me. I have to put my Sony 500 n permanent "L" now. And turn the page every ten seconds. The large size doesn't daunt me. I think I can find a "man purse" or bag of some sort to lug it around. I plan on keeping my trusty Sony to carry along when I go to the movies or grocery shopping with my wife, those moments during the day when I'm waiting in line and can snatch a few moments to read. I look at the big screen as a luxury for reading at home or in bed. And hopefully it will load this site on the Internet browser? (does anyone know...?)
But still I wait for the scoop from Y'all.
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Roy - I know exactly what you are talking about. My close/fine eye muscles too have chosen to retire before I can. When I complained to my optomotrist about problems reading at night after work (where I work all day using computers) he suggested reading less! After I stopped laughing hysterically at him, we discussed lighting options and font sizes.
The Kindle has been perfect for me - allowing me to increase font size as eye muscles tire.
One anecdote: after I had my annual eye exam - which involved dilating my pupils - which lasts for HOURS because of the eye muscle problems - I was stranded at home unable to focus beyond a vague blur. TV was totally out as an option, so I turned to my Kindle, where I had purchased a Large Print copy of "A Canticle for Leibowitz" - the only format it was available in - which I had intended to read on the smallest font size to make it look normal. But that night, I started on the largest font size and progressively decreased it as my pupils progressively returned to normal. Kindle saved my sanity (and my eyes) that night!
I will post on the DX readability next week! Stay tuned!
