>The battery lasts a long time if you turn off the wireless ... and there's no need to have the wireless turned on anyway, unless you're buying more books or need to check something online. I've gone through about 4 books and it's just now about ready for a re-charge.
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>It's as easy to read as any book. You need light to read, because it's not backlit. That's what makes it easy on the eyes ... it's really no different than reading a book in that respect. When I first started reading, for awhile I had a hard time breaking the habit of reaching up to turn the page ... that's how "book-like" the reading experience is. It uses "ink" technology which takes no power once it "paints" to the screen.

Yeah, but... the real reason to like it is http://xkcd.com/548/, isn't it?