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Originally Posted by rhadin
Easy to use easy to hold, wireless, and able to buy from a bookstore with which he is familiar. Then there is the comfort factor -- there is a B&N store not far from him so he feels he can go there is he has any questions. (I suspect that the staff would do their best to be helpful, particularly because of his age.)
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That sounds like a good list to me. For older people, the business of negotiating the different methods of buying and/or borrowing online might well be every bit as confusing and stressful as learning how to operate the device itself. Feeling comfortable with having a face to face option to help with sorting out problems with all aspects of the operation would probably high on most oldies lists. Hooking into a lending library sounds like a great option, with just one routine to learn.