The notion ink adam is a terrific device. It runs on the android platform and it has a pixel qi screen which gives you the best of both worlds since you can turn off the back light.
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> Hi,
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> Ok, Kindle is bad, Hook is evil. But what are the alternatives when one
> searches for a usable e-reader device?
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> You could purchase an Android device; either a tablet or a phone. Buy it at
> full price (which is equal to or greater than the price of an ebook reader)
> and now you can use it for whatever you want.
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> The only drawback will be that the device will have multiple purposes and
> with a lot of apps it may drain the battery quite quickly. That's really the
> only advantage an ebook reader has; longer battery life.
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> -Rudolf O.
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> On 5 September 2011 06:36, Dirk <
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>> Hi,
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>> Ok, Kindle is bad, Hook is evil. But what are the alternatives when one
>> searches for a usable e-reader device?
>>
>>
>> Regards,
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>> ~D
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> From: Brylie Oxley <
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> I think that the e-ink display is a benefit offered by some e-book
> readers. Backlit displays are not good for our eyes after long periods
> of reading. Are there any good e-ink display ebook readers? The Nook is
> an Android device, why is it bad?
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> On 09/05/2011 02:07 PM, Brylie Oxley wrote:
>> I think that the e-ink display is a benefit offered by some e-book
>> readers. Backlit displays are not good for our eyes after long periods
>> of reading. Are there any good e-ink display ebook readers? The Nook
>> is an Android device, why is it bad?
>>
>>
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http://www.defectivebydesign.org/nook
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