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When the SR first came out, I wanted one in the worst way but am usually not a 'first adopter'.
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Nor am I, but I was enchanted by an article I read a few years ago in the
New York Times which read in part:
"The key is electronic ink -- ... 'e-ink' is composed of millions of microscopic capsules, each of which contains a soup of blue dye and tiny flecks of white pigment. When the capsules are exposed to an electrical charge, the white particles inside move around. A negative charge draws the particles to the top, turning the capsule white; a positive charge pushes them to the bottom, under the dye, so the capsule appears dark. Under a microscope, a sheet of e-ink looks like a bed of sea anemones winking open and shut. Viewed en masse, the capsules -- some black, some white -- give rise to letters and images, like placard-bearing fans in a football stadium."
When the Sony Reader came out, I knew I would not be able to wait for the price to come down. No regrets - I read both books and long articles (using the low tech method of saving the latter in Notepad). The best part has been finding so many authors through the MR book enhancers that I knew nothing about - even after a lifetime of working in bookstores and libraries.
I don't see myself trading up, even for color. To paraphrase the movie buffs, "glorious black & white" is perfect (or is it glorious gray scales?)