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Originally Posted by Nate the great
Thank you for providing a second example in this thread of how not to post.
Just becuase it's a no go for you doesn't mean you should say it's a no go for everyone.
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Then Lets Define what makes a Dedicated Reading device, and dont forget, alot of people don't Need a dedicated reading device. only people who read more than, 1 book a week. or more than 40 books a year need a dedicated reading device.
Almost everyone says, It must have good battery life. I define that is 16 hours of use or more before requiring a charge.
Is Light, It shouldn't weigh more than a LB, Preferably alot Less.
It should be able to be read anywhere a book can be read, as it's a book Emulator. so this is the gambit from a dim room to sun.
As for Multi function Devices. a PSP or an Ipod Touch/Iphone make excellent Ebook Readers. as well as larger things, Like Tablets, they are finally making cheap ones thanks to Netbooks. Or Netbooks.
there are 3 categories people fall into.
The part time reader.. They need something Functional. ussually multi function device, just enough to lick their habit. I wouldnt suggest someone here buy anything more expencive than 200 bucks so Jetbook or Used PRS. if not an Iphone or Similar, Maybe even a Netbook.
The Full Time reader. They want Something that they can read comfortably on where ever they are, have long battery life, and be able to carry it around. these are our early adopters of eink who own kindles and sonys, and bebooks and astaks. for these people I ussually recommend the kindle due to their ebook store.
and the PDF reader. These are the people who want huge screens, and portability be damned!(to an extent, they want something lighter than a laptop ussually). these are the people who didn't feed their children for a month to buy their Irex device, or a Newly crowned DX owner. but I also would suggest a laptop/tablet for these people as well.
Find where you fall and the screen doesn't really matter.