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Old 08-09-2009, 01:30 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by tmoody View Post
The most unexpected thing, for me, is that I find I read faster on the BB. My eyes just gobble up the text, screenful at a time. It reminds me of the old "speed-reading" methods that used books in very narrow column format, to train you to minimize horizontal scanning.

I was mistaken in my original post. At the settings I use, I get seven lines per screen, and typically four or five words per line. So, on average I'm seeing about 30 words per screen--maybe a bit less, since there's a blank line between paragraphs. It works well.

I still plan to get a dedicated reader at some point, but I'm more willing to wait a bit now. Barnes & Noble seems to want to take a bite out of Amazon's market share. To do so, they'll need to increase their content. I already find B&N's content to be better than Mobipocket's, and their prices lower. But B&N has the resources to do a lot better, so it should get interesting.

Todd
I've got a close eye on B & N also. I've been very happy with their reduced pricing of new releases and bestsellers. If they keep with their "open" strategy (by this I mean allowing PC access to their ebooks), I can see them giving Amazon a run for their money.
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