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I agree with the Kindle for books with only text. The problem as I see it for hand-held readers is the limitation to text only for the most part. If an author of any book wants to make it available for Kindle then the author must reformat the book into what the Kindle can use. For a book that is heavy with pictures and charts that is a near impossibility. It was a real challenge to shrink down pictures and charts for an 8" by 10" book format acceptable to Amazon for a paperback and at the same time make things readable. Plus to get their printer that is using uncoated paper to have readable images I had to use Photoshop to make adjustments. For Kindle, the charts and diagrams would either need to be shrunk down to an unreadable size or continued for numerous pages, both options just would not work.

So for text I would go with the Kindle. For blacksmithing and other technology book with illustrations we will have to wait for improvements in technology, such as the flexible screens that roll out to a full-size page. I read that they are developing that technology.

Whatever you purchase the bottom line is to plan on moving to newer technology in a couple of years. Isn't that always the way it is with technology? 😉