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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
As I mentioned in my post back here, the screen isn't too much smaller than the text area of a paperback.
Unfortunately, it's a little on the small and squat side if you want to make a book with functional margins. Fortunately for epub readers, typesetting is just a horrific bourgeois exploit, so they don't need to worry about it. |
Why would I want a margin? Every pbook I read now, I find the margin a waste of space...
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Originally Posted by Hellmark
I read for a long time on my N800, which has a 4.1" screen. my 6" PRS505 is huge in comparison. Yeah, it is smaller than some of my hard backs, but compared to a bunch of paperbacks, it is similar. The big thing to keep in mind, is that with books, you'll have margins, where they are nothing but white space. Ebook readers, have very small margins. The book I have up, has about a quarter inch margine all around.
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I've been reading on my 3.4" Loox for so long, the 5" Mini does look huge. And don't even mention the humongous 7" of my JE-100...
It's all what you're used to. If you're always used to reading hard covers or trade paperbacks, yes, 6" might be small. If you're always used to reading mass market pockets, you'll not really notice the difference.