[at-l] e-books

[David Addleton]

u bee dah man!

On Nov 20, 2007 9:28 PM, <TrailR at aol.com> wrote:

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> My pen & paper worked out OK. Cost me a buck.
> Was real light, and met all my needs (doubled as a good fire starter).
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> In a message dated 11/20/2007 9:14:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> dfaddleton at gmail.com writes:
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> does anyone carry one?
> @ $400 and 10.5 oz this one still doesn't meet a hiker's needs, though it
> does appear to improve the concept incrementally . . . hikers want a lighter
> version and keyboard for email; travelers may like it, tho' . . .
> I know some people carry a paperback or two in their pack which weighs in
> lighter than the 10.5 oz of this e-book;
> the ability to carry 200 books and wirelessly pick up new books as you
> travel, along with news and magazines, is the major improvement here . . .
> but still not good enough for me to buy one . . . no backlight means daytime
> or reading with a headlamp :(
>  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/business/20bookxx.html?em&ex=1195707600&en=4e2f8700daf2083e&ei=5087%0A
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