[Wylug-discuss] advice on ebook reader or similar...

[Anne Wilson]

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On 09/22/2011 06:37 PM, Neil Pilgrim wrote:
> On 22 September 2011 15:37, Dave Fisher <davef at davefisher.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> On 22 September 2011 14:13, John Hodrien
>> <J.H.Hodrien at leeds.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> The browser is a cruft that just about works.  I wouldn't plan
>>> on using it in anything other than borderline emergencies, it's
>>> not a fun experience.
>> 
>> 1+ Absolutely, 100%, true ... assuming we are talking about the
>> Kindle browser.
> 
> Yup, though the "free" 3G internet makes it bearable - and more so
> abroad where internet access can be pric[e]y where you can't find
> wifi!
> 
> I'm not so keen on the DRM'd (I though?) ebooks from amazon
> (including where a set of books are cheaper in dead tree form!),
> but I find PDFs totally legible in landscape mode, if a little
> annoying when they have columns (read, scroll down, read, scroll
> up, read, scroll down = one page).
> 
> I find it easier to read than a screen, I think, though it's
> difficult to judge. I have a newspaper subscription on it, but I'm
> not sure if I'll keep it.
> 
> OK so there is a need to power it, and the lifecycle costs, but
> the compactness of having it instead of n books taking up space -
> especially while travelling, or moving house - is an undeniable
> benefit. Well, unless you like the decorative nature of bookshelves
> :)
> 
And what's more you can fill your suitcase with shoes when going on
holiday instead of a pile of books!

Anne
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