Borders Going Bye Bye

Alex · 07-28-2011, 09:09 AM

I stare at LCD screens all day too, but find I can't really read a book on one. It is a different kind of staring I guess.

That said, my recommendation is to go ahead an get a tablet with book app if these two conditions apply to you:

1. You can comfortably read a book on an LCD screen for whatever durations you typically read.
2. The need to charge the device daily won't be an issue for you
Mini-3. You don't spend a lot of time reading outside in the sun.

If those are true for you (neither is for me) then the only remaining benefit for the dedicated device is form factor in that it is still and and more comfortable to hold one handed than the tablets. I occasionally see a Nook Color on BART and I just don't get it, it seems to combine the negative aspects of both instead of the best of both.

07-28-2011, 09:09 AM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I stare at LCD screens all day too, but find I can't really read a book on one. It is a different kind of staring I guess. That said, my recommendation is to go ahead an get a tablet with book app if these two conditions apply to you: 1. You can comfortably read a book on an LCD screen for whatever durations you typically read. 2. The need to charge the device daily won't be an issue for you Mini-3. You don't spend a lot of time reading outside in the sun. If those are true for you (neither is for me) then the only remaining benefit for the dedicated device is form factor in that it is still and and more comfortable to hold one handed than the tablets. I occasionally see a Nook Color on BART and I just don't get it, it seems to combine the negative aspects of both instead of the best of both.
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