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Originally Posted by ChrisC333
SIZE:
For instance, the Story and Kindle may have roughly the same external dimensions as some (unopened) paperbacks but their screen area is much smaller than the average paperback (half or less than the ones I compared it to) - and that’s just looking at a single page. A real book shows you two big pages at a time. This may or may not matter depending on what you're viewing.
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This seemed so off to me I had to check myself. My Sony 900 external dimensions (including cover) 8-1/4” x 4-3/4”. Available reading area on screen accounting for margins 6” x 3-1/2”.
Pulling a paperback book of similar size off my bookshelf: Footprint 7- 5/8” x 5-1/4”. Print area on page accounting for margins 6-1/2” x 4-1/2”.
The Sony has about the same 'printed' area as the paperback not about one half. Not even close to that reduction.
Anyway I don't think I will ever go back to p-books again for these reasons:
Size and weight of the e-reader. I can actually lie in bed and read with one hand, including page turns. Granted that this is due to the touch screen capability of the Sony 900 where I can turn a page by dragging my thumb across the screen.
I generally find that I am reading several books simultaneously; usually some technical book, a couple of fiction books, and a couple of none fiction books. When I want all are available on my reader with the spot I left off bookmarked for me.
As far as everything else, I wasn't looking for a device that would be for anything beyond a reader. I have a computer, cell phone, and digital camera for all other applications.
I do wish the pricing had been lower, but now I seldom buy an e-book. There is so much that I want to read that can be found for free [as an e-book] here and at other sites that I figure I have saved quite a bit versus having to buy the same p-books.