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[ChairmanPoo]

A papyre 6.1 (Hanlin V3 clone)


I expect IŽll get a huge use out of it.

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

I prefer a real book in the same way I prefer a CD or a vinyl.

[ChairmanPoo]

I prefer digital. I have a huge library that if printed wouldnt fit anywhere in my house (much less my dorm room). Besides, I can use it to read my own notes too.

Of course I can read it in the computer too, but its a bit more tiring. And you have to be able to turn it on, to boot. This is doable at home in a desk, in class, or even at a long journey, I reckon, but a reader is far more portable, and thus better suited for long journeys, places other than the desk, and in general any situation in which I might want to read stuff but dont want either to bring in a computer, or a stack of notes.

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

I see your point of view, but I will remain attached to my shelves of papery friends.

[Hoborobo234]

I so much prefer CD's as well. I bought music off of the internet for years until last week when I remembered how good it was to feel the disc in your hands.

[sonerohi]

I've got both. I do my trashy reading on my reader, and the better stuff I get in paper to put on a shelf and look classy.

[Soulwynd]

You know, I hate reading ebooks on the computer... But I don't think I'd mind reading on one of those. The contrast and level of light on that photo seems great to me.

[ChairmanPoo]

They are supposed to be more comfortable than computer reading. That's part of the point of e-ink (I think low battery comsuption is the other half.  This one has a battery life of around 9000 turned pages. This, too makes it more viable to carry it around. In particular, this semester I've been logging around a bundle of notes so that I could study away from the computer. With this thing I just have to bring it in my pocket. )

[eerr]

The ebook reader is basically a format for the distribution of  books, so the publishers still make money. Which is important because money makes them publish books. Still, I hear they work pretty good and have an ok selection of books. Also, the static screen means you aren't staring at a monitor, which secretly flickers.
(something about refresh rates)

You should tell us about more in general once you buy it, we could make a dwarf generation of book readers!

[ChairmanPoo]

(For the record, there are such things as public domain books, and countries where filesharing is legal.)

[olemars]

How good are they with illustrations/images?

[eerr]

How good are they with illustrations/images?

I've got 50 bucks on black/white only.

[ChairmanPoo]

black and white only.

[ChairmanPoo]

As a post-data on this: I've noticed that my former strategy of removing margins from documents so that I can fit more notes on the same page works bad for ebook readers. Since paper is no longer an issue, I'm going to assing them a margin to make reading easier