Thread: do have i this right? 6 inch screen?
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:38 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by exo View Post
the kindle only has a 6 inch diagonal screen? how could this be? even a mass market paperback has a diagonal of 8 inches. trade paperbacks have a diagonal of 9.5 inches. so is it possible that people can read on the kindle?
I pulled out a few books and measured them.
Paperbacks have a text area ranging from 6" to 7" diagonal. Trade paperbacks and hardbacks have a text area around 8".

So a 6" screen is the same size as a small paperback. Similarly, my Sony 505 is around the size of a paperback, though much slimmer.

What's the problem?
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