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mogui · 06-06-2007, 08:19 PM

I hope you don't mind if I confuse the issue a little further. I love my Sony Reader. I read more with it than I did with my Palm devices. But if you are looking for something that has a narrower screen, a refurbished monochrome Palm might be a good choice.

The monochrome Palms use two AAA batteries which are available in rechargables or off-the-shelf alkalines. They are always available. The mono screen gives good contrast without backlighting so it is easy on the eyes. The font size can be quite large.

I bought my Palm M125 as a replacement for an older unit. I found it refurbished for US$30. It is perfect. I usually carry it with Me, as it is more portable than my Sony Reader. I like eReader. It offers reverse video backlighting which is great. I use Plucker to download news sites so I always have some casual reading available. In addition, I carry quite a few books on the Palm. It had an SD card, so I can carry as much on it as I can on my Sony Reader.

It is not an expensive purchase, so it makes a good first step into the world of e-books.

See here and here and here.

06-06-2007, 08:19 PM	#10
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	I hope you don't mind if I confuse the issue a little further. I love my Sony Reader. I read more with it than I did with my Palm devices. But if you are looking for something that has a narrower screen, a refurbished monochrome Palm might be a good choice. The monochrome Palms use two AAA batteries which are available in rechargables or off-the-shelf alkalines. They are always available. The mono screen gives good contrast without backlighting so it is easy on the eyes. The font size can be quite large. I bought my Palm M125 as a replacement for an older unit. I found it refurbished for US$30. It is perfect. I usually carry it with Me, as it is more portable than my Sony Reader. I like eReader. It offers reverse video backlighting which is great. I use Plucker to download news sites so I always have some casual reading available. In addition, I carry quite a few books on the Palm. It had an SD card, so I can carry as much on it as I can on my Sony Reader. It is not an expensive purchase, so it makes a good first step into the world of e-books. See here and here and here. Last edited by mogui; 06-06-2007 at 08:23 PM.