10-23-2005, 10:22 AM | #1 |
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Reading e-books may jeapordize your health
Teleread is linking to an amusing yet not-to-far-from-the-truth story how someone contemplates the potential dangers of reading e-books on a Tablet PC. Basically he is worried of having a 6.5 lbs PC fall on his nose while reading a good novel. Ouch!
I prefer to lay down on the sofa and use a light-weight PDA for reading e-books. Of course not everyone agrees here and may either not like the sofa (could hurt your back) or the small PDA screen (could damage your eyes). So I am curious... what is your personal technique for reading e-books without jeapordizing your health? |
10-23-2005, 01:48 PM | #2 |
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I typically read eBooks on my Palm TX while in boring meetings, at my desk, or standing in line somewhere.
With a paper book, the smallest unit of book that I want to read is 1 page + whatever is left of the current paragraph on the next page. With an eBook, the smallest unit is a paragraph. So wherever I can read a paragraph, I usually read an ebook. |
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10-23-2005, 08:28 PM | #3 |
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I've got a reclining chair in my lounge room which is my favourite reading place in the house (and my favourite web browsing spot too, now my ad-hoc wifi network is up and running smoothly ). Having said that, I can (and do) read anywhere I have more than a couple of minutes spare time.
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10-24-2005, 11:12 AM | #4 |
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I have a few e-readers, depending on what format the book I want to read is. I will use my librie to read converted .lit files in the daytime. At night I will read ebooks on my ebookwise or on my cybook. None of which is too dangerous on the noggin if dropped while laying down.
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10-24-2005, 11:26 AM | #5 |
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I think there's another danger for married people who drop an ebook reader. If you drop the device and it breaks, you'll probably go out and buy a replacement. That could cause you much worse than a knock on the head when your spouse other realizes how much money you spent!
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10-24-2005, 07:33 PM | #6 |
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Urk! Luckily I purchased the extra warranty with Dell that covers stuff like drops, scratches, etc. Makes me feel a whole lot better (as well as my better half!). Still, I think I'd rather drop my X50v on my head than the floor!
My old h1930 is well out of warranty now so if/when something happens to it, it becomes a paper weight. |
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