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Originally Posted by holden1
I have been reading with interest the reviews of the 300. There has been a lot written on the devices capabilities (inlcuding the good contrast levels), but not on the readability of text on its 5 inch screen.
Can anyone tell me if there is a big enough difference between the word count per line between the 505 and the 300? Does it affect the flow of your reading? Is it easier to read in landscape mode because of this factor? Have you found that to make the text flow you have to read it in the smallest font size, thus allowing more words per line?
Finally, does the size of the device make it that much more portable. If you so, could you explain how.
Thanks in advance.
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All this is covered in the first post of this thread. To reiterate a bit:
The characters or words per line on the 300 is right about 5/6 of that on the 505. The number of lines per screen on the 300 is about 5/6 that of the 505. The total amount of text per screen on the 300 is about 2/3 the amount on the 505's screen. The 300 displays text at the same physical size as on the 505 for a particular ebook file.
Text flow is not a problem with the lrf and pdf files I've been reading. Some pdfs show an image of each page with large margins at the smallest font size. Magnifying to medium reflows and eliminates the margins. I found no need to use landscape mode--regular mode has provided a comfortable reading experience for me. The ADE ebooks I borrow from NYPL (yes Harry, these pdf files ARE ADE format!!!) display fully justified text at a fairly large (easy-to-read, not tiny) font size at the smallest text setting. There are about 50 characters per line (portrait mode), corresponding to a text size that has about 60 characters per line on the 505 screen.
The 300 is much more portable than the 505. (I own both.) The 505 will mostly fit only in the thigh pocket of cargo pants. The 300 will fit easily into my front jeans pockets, a side jacket pocket, etc. I really like the 505. I bought the 300 because I'm a guy and I wanted to carry it with me even when I don't have a backpack or overcoat with large pockets available.
Again, this info is already in the first post of this thread.
