So... I haven't updated anything for a long time. I guess I'm just too lazy :)
I recently bought an e-book reader. I have resisted buying one of these for quite sometime, telling myself that it's not a book. I am also a little put off by the price of these things since the functionality is quite limited. But recently, Barnes & Noble slashes the price of their e-readers and tablets as part of the 'Get London Reading' campaign (so they said). So, the basic model, "Nook Simple Touch" now sells at an insanely cheap price of just £29. That's why I decided to try it out too. But ever since the price cut, most of the units were sold out, so I decided to go for the slightly costlier model with a built in light, the "Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight" (for reading at night). I was lucky that the Arndale Argos store still had 7 in stock.
Since I like collecting books, I don't sell or exchange them later. So, when I had to go back home after college, I sent some 40kgs of books by post and it was very cumbersome. Since then, I have abstained from buying books when I'm not at home. I purely rely on my mac or my phone to read e-books, but staring at the backlit screen the whole day and then using it for reading books as well has taken a toll on my eyes. Sometimes, there comes a point when I just can't even blink because my eyes are too dry. The eye-drop is a good stuff, but it doesn't help much. So, this e-reader thingie might just be the solution to that. Since it uses e-ink and with no backlighting, it looks like paper and is much better for the eyes. And because it's still fairly new, I haven't decided yet on which features to dislike. I'll tell you about the performance once I get to use it more often or after I root it.
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