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Originally Posted by tompe
I came to the opposite conclusion when I thought about it. You need more light for an e-ink reader so it is harder to find a good reading place. And if you enlarge the size of the letter to compensate for bad lighting you do not get enough letters on row for efficient reading.
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I guess it is a personal thing. Aside from the lighting/text situation, I was refering more to the physical format of an e-reader vs a book (or newspaper or magazine). Generally people don't have the option to choose the size of the book or the size of text on the pages (or fonts, character spacing, ect...). You also don't get to decide on the size, or weight, that is comfortable for you.
With an e-reader you can choose a size that is suitable for your expected reading situation. With e-ink you can choose a dinky 5 inch screen or a larger 6 inch screen, which makes a big difference for some people. Some readers also give the option of reading in landscape mode which further increases read-ability. You can also choose to go to an LCD screen which eliminates the lighting issue and gives you even more options for screen size.
So as I see it you have more options, not less. Generaly that would make things easier, would it not?
And yes LDBolo there is still much room for improvement on e-readers!