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Retired & reading more!
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Interesting phenomenon reading P-book
In desperation, since I couldn't find it in ebook format, I've been reading a pbook. As the day wore on and my eyes became tired, I kept looking for the "size" button to increase the font size to make the reading easier.
Anyone else experienced this? |
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Recovering Gadget Addict
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Yes! My eyes are the biggest reason I like e-books.
![]() But I also dislike paper smells, especially older books, so in addition I am happier to "curl up" with a good e-book. It has more of an emotional good feeling for me than paper books. Odd, because most people talk about how they can't give up the emotional attachment to paper. The main advantage of paper is that I can give it away when I'm done, and that I can take it where I might get it wet or lose it. |
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I keep looking for the button on the left to turn the page. I feel a bit like the monk in that Xerox commercial that was introduced to a "book."
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For me it was taking it up again and it did not keep the page position.
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Oh, and the second someone releases a waterproof/bubblebath-proof reader, I will be a very happy woman. |
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Martin Kristiansen
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I have had my iLiad not even a month and already read pbooks only if I must. Also change font size often. Thought I would settle on one size but why should I
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I have a very good pbook sitting downstairs waiting for me to read it. But I've been putting it off because what I am reading now is also very good and only available as an ebook. In fact, it is available here on the forum. It's Music of the Spheres. And I'm close to finishing it. About 76 pages left. And once I am done, I'll be posting updated copies with all the corrections I've found.
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Gadget Geek
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Thanks! I may need to get one of those. Well, as soon as I decide on which reader I want. It's so frustrating right now. There's so much potential but I'm still not quite at that point where I can say any one of them is the reader for me.
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Don't I remember a long ago picture on Moblieread of an Iliad in a zip-lock plastic bag so it could read it in the bathtub? Since you only need to hit the scroll bar it works as well (or better) than a p-book.
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I have a same thing with watching TV. I'll push the fast forward button not realizing it's live TV.
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Reborn Paper User
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My hands take to the use of a pbook rather quickly, to me it's to use it with both hands that annoys me then dropping the darn thing and fumbling to find page 'one' again!
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I agree on the font-size changing. I've been having to wear reading glasses more and more and I hate it. Getting laser eye surgery a few years ago was so that I could stop wearing glasses or contacts (very nearsighted). Now I need reading glasses
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Gizmologist
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I keep trying to rewind the Radio and conversations too. That doesn't work either, by the way, in case anyone was wondering.
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