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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Imo only worth it for travelling as you can carry many books on it.
The thing I don't like is that you don't buy the books, you buy the right to read them, not the same thing and it can be withdrawn at any time leaving you with nothing, also you can't easily sell on or transfer them.
If you only read free/out of copyright stuff this doesn't apply though, screen and battery life are good, but for me I'd rather have a real book. I do have an e-book reader on my phone, though, for when stuck on a train, etc.
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I read quite a bit on the e-book reader on my phoneNot sure what the advantage of a dedicated reader is, compared to the disadvantage of it being bloody obvious you're reading a book when you should be working.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 11:49,
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The screen, mainlye-ink unlike LCD doesn't wash out in sunlight, and only uses power to change, so the battery lasts ages. Have your phone on full brightness continually you'll be lucky if it lasts half a day. Plus the Kindle is bigger than a phone.
Worth a look at the Nook or Kobo before buying, too.
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the kindle being bigger than a phone is a disadvantage when I'm sloping off for a ciggie thoughunless they start making work trousers with extra large pockets.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 11:54,
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Better for those with poor eyesight thougheven if caused by "reading in the toilet"
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