I have played around with all the currently available eBook Readers on the market in the UK, but this is the one that got my cash. From the moment you first see it you can tell it’s special. The design cues are distinctly reminiscent of Apple but they are nowhere to be found in this sector, this little beauty comes from www.coolreaders.co.uk and a slick design it certainly is.
It is about the height and width of a paperback book, but about a third of the thickness. The 6 inch screen is perfect for reading most types of books (I mainly use it for reading technical text books), you can switch between portrait and landscape views and choose between 3 font types and 8 font sizes. The display is very crisp (using 8 levels of greyscale).
A full charge from empty takes about 3 hours and should give you up to 8,000 page turns. As the device only uses power to change the displayed image you can read several books before the battery needs to be recharged, though as with any battery powered device the battery loses charge over time when idle so it would need to be charged about once a week even if not used just to keep the battery topped up and available for use.
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