Digital Reader
I’ve finished two fictions on my Sony Reader PRS-600. Here comes my review.
A shout conclusion would be: it’s amazing!
I talked to many friends about e-reading. Most of them suggesting traditional paperback books were still their preference. But among these people, none of them ever owned a digital reader.
It’s new experience. And it’s different. You can expect all the old reading experience is preserved. For text-intensive book, like fictions, digital reader is already on a mature level. It needs improvement, but basically, I think it’s strength is already overtaking the weakness.
For a foreign language learner like me, the “tapping to call out dictionary look-up” feature is vital. You just can get the same convenient experience in paperback book reading.
For PRS-600, there are some improvement to be expected in next generation:
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The response-speed must be enhanced a little bit.
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Screen glare is a problem.
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Built-in backlight is needed.
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The library software should be more user-friendly in organizing the notes.
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Why not internaionlize it before putting on shelf?
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Touch screen can be somehow disabled to let my finger touch anywhere without turning pages accidentally
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More shortcut key around the screen, so I don’t have to press keys twice to access a function