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I too recently decided on a Netbook. I had pre-ordered a nook (which was going to ship Nov 30, as I got in early), but decided to try a netbook while I was waiting. I found a new Gateway netbook that is around 3lbs, with an extended battery. With the screen brightness on low, I can get 10 hours of reading time..pretty good! I can't seem to get iRotate to work on it, though I am guessing it might be a restriction in Windows 7 Starter Edition (or its my graphics card). I don't have any problems with a backlit screen, especially when I use a black background, off white text, and low screen brightness..this happens to be pretty easy on my eyes. The thing that sold me, other than the versatility a netbook offers vs an e-reader, is FBReader. I know FBReader started as a mobile reader, but there is a PC version that works great on Windows. And it lets you rotate the text within the app itself, so I can hold the netbook like a real book. It also lets you customize colors, text, and key bindings. You can even customize key-bindings that are specific to the screen orientation. And since it seems to handle epub (non-DRM) pretty well, it has become my primary reader software. FBReader was the biggest factor that caused me to keep the netbook and cancel the nook.
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