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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
Further, with some languages, an open book is effectively a single page. When reading a vertically typeset Chinese book, for instance, 2 pages work together as effectively one broad page. This is really quite hard to simulate on a single-screen device like an ebook reader, and the screen overall is too small for a lot of publishing-quality books. Sure, it can be used...but it's so far from ideal that many people find it somewhat unpleasant.
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Learn something new every day. If I understand you correctly something like the PRS-900 in landscape mode may be well suited to the reading needs of some of our Chinese friends.
It is clear you are versed in the art of typesetting. The one area where the ebook far exceeds the printed book for quality of reading is in its ability to change font size. I read 82 books last year. The year before maybe 8. The difference is the increased comfort I have experienced with flexible fonts in a standard book size package. For me, not having to wear my reading glasses far surpasses any gain from a beautifully formatted book with a 8pt font.
Large print editions are available but they are usually large books as well.
Thanks for your input
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