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Originally Posted by JasonB
For me, one of the major advantages of electronic readers is that they are less bulky and easier to use (hold) than physical books. This takes all of that and throws it out the window. It's thick - and it takes up double the amount of space width-wise without giving you any more reading real estate.
Between this device and a physical book - I'd rather just read a physical book...
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I agree for leisure reading. For academic books, journal articles, textbooks, technical manuals etc. there's a need for larger devices since they can't really be reflowed as tables and figures and charts need to be in a specific layout, text needs to be near related diagrams etc.
I'll definitely stick with something like a Kindle for novel reading. But I want something with a 10" (or even 8.5 x 11) screen for my work--and it needs to have great stylus highlighting and annotating functions.
I don't have much interest in a dual screen device personally though. More something about the size of a legal pad that you can hold in one hand and write with the stylus in the other.