Comments on: Netbook sales slow, and the return rate can be high—but how are they for e-books? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/netbook-sales-slow-and-the-return-rate-can-be-high-but-how-are-they-for-e-books/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: De http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/netbook-sales-slow-and-the-return-rate-can-be-high-but-how-are-they-for-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1057462 De Fri, 15 May 2009 00:26:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/14/netbook-sales-slow-and-the-return-rate-can-be-high-but-how-are-they-for-e-books/#comment-1057462 I've got an EEE PC 701, currently running eeebuntu on it. I spend a LOT, really a LOT, of time reading ebooks on it. The main things I'd change, screen size and keyboard. Reading html I'm fine because the font reflows as I change the font size. Reading pdf I sometimes run into problems with the text size. If the file was created with a smaller font and smaller margins, I just can't make it big enough to read comfortably and end up squinting and straining my eyes. The keyboard is just kind of in the way. I usually end up curled up with the keyboard resting on my arm but that can get a little warm after a while. Clearly they're not stopping me from reading all the time, but it would be nice to not have to work around them. I *really* want a 9 inch screen tablet netbook. I think that would pretty much solve my problems, and I've got one on pre-order so I'll see in a month or so. I’ve got an EEE PC 701, currently running eeebuntu on it. I spend a LOT, really a LOT, of time reading ebooks on it. The main things I’d change, screen size and keyboard. Reading html I’m fine because the font reflows as I change the font size. Reading pdf I sometimes run into problems with the text size. If the file was created with a smaller font and smaller margins, I just can’t make it big enough to read comfortably and end up squinting and straining my eyes. The keyboard is just kind of in the way. I usually end up curled up with the keyboard resting on my arm but that can get a little warm after a while. Clearly they’re not stopping me from reading all the time, but it would be nice to not have to work around them.

I *really* want a 9 inch screen tablet netbook. I think that would pretty much solve my problems, and I’ve got one on pre-order so I’ll see in a month or so.

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