[Theepistle] Kindling interest

[Jonathan Andrew Sheen]

Hi, all,

Friday, January 29, 2010, 11:12:59 AM, Tim Forcer wrote:

T> What I come back to, time and again, is that - no matter
T> the many undeniable bells and whistles of eBook readers
T> compared to printed paper, a simple paperback will
T> operate forever without recharging and has vastly better
T> resolution than any current eBook display. OK, in many
T> situations one might want a lightsource, and the sun
T> isn't always on tap, plus shelf space for any sizable
T> collection of books becomes a significant consideration.
T> I just don't feel any urge even to try an eBook at
T> present.

In my breast pocket, I carry a Palm Tungsten E. Easily
charged and "synced" using a USB cable.

On it, in addition to useful little things like a clock,
calender, calculator, memo pad, address book, tip
calculator, and a few games, I have the MobiPocket e-book
reader program... And, at the moment, a hundred and
thirty-five books to choose from. That's not, a hundred and
thirty-five on the computer that I can load onto the Palm.
That's a hundred and thirty-five currently stored on the
palm.

I find it as easily readable as any physical book, and my
eyesight is by no means above-average.

I bow to no-one in my love for physical books, but the Palm
is now my go-to reading platform of choice, because if I
decide I'm not in the mood for Ian Fleming right now, I can
click once and be reading Leslie Charteris.

-- 

Jonathan Andrew Sheen

http://www.leviathanstudios.com
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