Comments on: Flogging a dead Kindle http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2008/06/03/flogging-a-dead-kindle/ <h2>A words-based weblog by Manchester journalist David Quinn</h2> Sun, 15 May 2011 15:42:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Robin http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2008/06/03/flogging-a-dead-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-3129 Robin Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:55:44 +0000 http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/?p=232#comment-3129 I read a book online once, as I couldn't find it anywhere else. Eventually, and with much middle-class angst I simply printed out the second half, as reading it on screen was so uncomfortable. Until there's an ebook reader with a 1000=hour battery lifespan as thin as a sheet of paper with masses of functionality it's a complete waste of time. I mean, really. I read a book online once, as I couldn’t find it anywhere else. Eventually, and with much middle-class angst I simply printed out the second half, as reading it on screen was so uncomfortable.

Until there’s an ebook reader with a 1000=hour battery lifespan as thin as a sheet of paper with masses of functionality it’s a complete waste of time. I mean, really.

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