delving into ebook readers

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Jun 08, 2012 at 03:29:49PM -0400, William O'Higgins Witteman wrote:
> I've got a Barnes and Noble Nook Color that I am very happy with.  Out
> of the box it is a bit underwhelming, but once you put CyanogenMod on
> it, it becomes really useful.
> 
> Once it is a generic Android-ish tablet, I put on the Nook app, the Kobo
> app, the Kindle app and Adobe reader on it, as well at FBReader (my
> favourite epub reader) and I can use any ebook around.  DRM still sucks,
> but it sucks less when it doesn't matter to your actual use of
> legitimate purchases.  Also, Angry Birds makes for quiet cars trips with
> my six-year-old.
> 
> I really like reading at night with it without needing a light, so the
> LCD colour screen is just what I wanted - if your heart is set on eInk,
> the new Nook Touch has a backlight that I am very intrigued by.

Sony tried that on their first touch display reader.  It made the
screen blurry.  Well it was more 'side lit' than 'back lit', although
so are most back lit screens.  Sony made sure not to make that mistake
on their second touch screen ereader.

> Short answer - get an Android-able tablet with the features you want and
> you'll have the most versatility with the fewest drawbacks.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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