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Too Big
Am I the only person in the world that thinks all these ebook readers are too big?
I've been reading books for years on Palm Pilots, Tungstens, Palm Centro phone and a Moto Q Windows Mobile phone (Blackberry size). I have never thought these were too small to read on and I'll be 72 years old in a week or so.
The only problem is battery life. Runs the darn phone down in a day. I starting reading about these ereaders and thought I'd better investigate them. I'm an engineer, so I always investigate first before buying.
They looked good on paper and the computer screen-2 week battery life, store lots of books, most handle several formats. I'd better go fondle one and have plastic ready.
I went to Best Buy and looked at the Sony. They are both huge! The pocket size 300 sure doesn't fit my pocket. Down here in Florida (unless you're a lawyer) we don't were a suit coat very often. Short sleeve dress shirt and a tie, maybe, but even going to lunch, it's usually too hot for a coat. If an ereader isn't going to fit in a dress shirt pocket, forget it.
I take mine to lunch. You know, "I'll have a #2 special, keep the iced tea full and let me read." I take it to the movies with the wife. You have to get there 30-45 minutes early. She watches the commercials until the movie starts and I read.
I am not going to lug one of those gigantic gadgets around. Make me one that uses eink and is the size of my Q or a Blackberry and you've got a sale. I I wanted something to lug around, I'd get a small laptop or one of those slow netbooks.
Ed
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