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Subject: [Leica] OT: Yawn
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:50:55 +0000
References: <C7866977.77A7%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk>

Personally Steve the only time I read books electronically is on a plane and 
the backlighting, originally on a Palm, later the iPhone, is a boon since 
the "reading light" on planes is -never- located where one would comfortably 
hold a book...
In daylight I am pretty happy with a real book.

Frank

On 27 Jan, 2010, at 22:06, Steve Unsworth wrote:

> If you want to read ebooks the Kindle with its non-backlit screen will be
> much easier on the eye than the iPad.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On 27/1/10 21:52, "Ric Carter" <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> what's to make me get a kindle?
>> 
>> nice print stuff, $140 less (unless you want a screen the same size then 
>> $10
>> less), 3g included, but only for amazon content
>> 
>> but no movies, no music, no iwork. no email, no web, no family photos, no
>> skype or google voice, smaller keyboard
>> 
>> honest question
>> 
>> ric
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jan 27, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Chris Williams wrote:
>> 
>>> 2. It's not going to replace the Kindle like some think
> 
> 
> 
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