OT: Android tablet epub Reader

[Tyler Aviss]

e-ink is more visible and easier on the eyes than any tablet I've seen.
On Mar 26, 2012 2:06 PM, "D. Hugh Redelmeier" <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> | From: Ansar Mohammed <ansarm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>
> | I bought an iPad for my wife a few months ago. The only thing she
> | liked about it was the iBooks app and how easy it was to read and turn
> | pages.
>
> If the only thing your are doing is reading books (you didn't say
> that exactly), and the books don't have colour pictures, then I really
> think that the e-ink readers are a much better choice than an iPad or
> similar tablet.
>
> Obvious wins:
>
> - much less expensive
>
> - lighter
>
> - thinner
>
> - battery lasts a LOT longer (month vs. days)
>
>
> Loses:
>
> - cannot do colour which would be nice for some books
>
> - 10" screen (of iPad and other tablets) is nicer than 6",
>  especially for PDFs
>
> - screen refresh is quite slow.  OK for page turning but impossible to
>  do the liquid zooming and panning that is possible on iPad.
>  Animation (like iBook in page turning) isn't possible.
>
> - cannot reasonably run a web browser
>
> There are many ebook reader programs in Google Play (the new name for
> Android Market).  The most prominent are tied to particular DRM
> platforms.  Google Play Books, Kindle (Amazon), Kobo (several,
> including Chapters Indigo), Nook (Barnes and Noble) all come to mind.
> (Did I mention that I hate DRM?)
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