![]() I acquired my first dedicated ebook reader two and a half years ago: a Sony Reader PRS-505, their third generation ebook. (I discount dealing with glare from backlit screens, a common objection you hear from the anti-ebook folks if you can watch TV for 30 hours a week you can deal with an LCD.) So it's nice to have something a bit larger. ![]() Ageing eyes (mine have been working for 45 years now) have difficulty resolving tiny text. but most PDAs or phones are only good for 3-7 hours of reading before it's time to swap power packs (assuming you're carrying a spare). Battery life probably won't hit you until the next time you're 35 hours late on an 18 hour three-sector flight. Reading ebooks on a PDA or phone has two drawbacks: battery life, and screen size. I've been doing so since around 1997, on a variety of handheld gadgets the convenience factor of having a bookshelf in your pocket over a few kilograms of dead tree in your shoulder bag shouldn't be underestimated, and if you travel a lot, well - a random empirical test suggests the average mass market paperback weighs about 250 grams, and a hardbound novel about 660 grams.
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