amazon kindle fact bits
There are converters available from Amazon and/or Mobi for pdf and doc files.
If you read some of the Kindle discussion groups, you'll see people complaining about "no backlighting", and then a few days/weeks later they will be lauding the fact that it has no backlighting.
A cheap casioppeia allows me to read ebooks around 2001.
Typically ebook readers are larger than PMP's with larger screens. If you're going to read for a few hours, then the screen of a typical PMP becomes pretty eye-straining (due to size, contrast, and brightness).
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Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight review
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