RE: Re: The Apple iPad and the future of e-ink ebook readers

I've been in the ebook business  since the mid-1980s.  I have read many
books on many different computers -- it is very hard on the eyes, regardless
of adjustments.
I got my Kindle two years ago and have read about a hundred books on it -- a
delightful experience.

But the real killer -- what makes the iPad useless as an ebook reader, from
my perspective -- is that Apple will charge a monthly fee for connectivity,
while the Kindle has free wireless service.

If I want a general purpose computer and I don't have another Internet
connection service or if I don't mind burning money, the iPad might make
sense.

But for reading books, Kindle wins.

Best wishes.

Richard

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Subject: [ebook-community] Re: The Apple iPad and the future of e-ink
ebook readers


> because the backlit screen makes it hard on the eyes.

Not true.

I have been reading eBooks on a back-lit reader for years.
First on a PocketPC and, for the past 1.5 years, on an iPhone.
The brightness is adjustable.
Reading on a back-lit screen does not hurt the eyes.

Could it be that those repeating this drivel have not tried reading on a
screen?


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