[Ankh]

The very first device that I used to read books (aside from computer screen) was Palm Vx. The resolution was so small compared to gizmos that we use today, the experience was so different... It was convenient, it allowed me to carry a decent library everywhere. No bells and whistles, just barely "formatted" text.

I found out that it was sufficient. One could read the book, even on that tiny screen. Stripped of all excess baggage, the meaning of a "book" was forever changed for me.

They come in two forms: good reads, and those written for someone else. If a book can not make me forget that I am reading it on Palm Vx screen, it is not worth my time. I don't care how it is bound, I don't care how much effort was invested into typesetting, how nice is the font... it is not for me.

The size? Ten pages of boring text are too much, thousands of pages of interesting read are not enough.