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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic
I agree that improving the reading software should be their primary goal. Now, I heard "through the grapevine" that the Sony tech guys are working hard on improving the way the Reader handles PDF. I hope we will see some improvement here in one of the future firmware updates.
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Could not agree more.
I think the reader is a superb gadget for what it is supposed to be -
BOOK. Trying to fill it with additional things that start with a clock and finish with OS, would turn it into palm or whatever other handheld small computers are out there, however it is not a purpose of the reader. Its solely purpose is to make an electronic gadget as comfortable to read as any conventional book, period. I believe the Reader is very good at this, the only downside so far, is that it cannot really handle PDFs. Hopefully they can solve the problem sooner or later.
P.S. I hate reading from PC screens. When I was doing cisco, ccna, I had to read their course materials from LCDs for 2 years and I absolutely hated it! Never read fantasy books from screen, always buy them hardcovers, however Sony Reader with its special screen has changed my perception of ebook for 180 degrees. Come on guys, after reading it for hours your eyes are as much strained as from reading a paper book. Could you imagine it would be possible one day? I didn't.