Sooner or later every person who loves to read thinks about buying an e-book. Of course! After all, this device is very convenient. Due to its small size and weight, it's comfortable to take along on the road. This is very important for large cities, where people spend a lot of time in transport. The memory size of the device allows you to save hundreds of books in supported by modern computers.
For those who are learning foreign languages, there are models with installed dictionaries that allow you to translate a word in the text, simply by touching it on the touch screen. There are many brands and models of electronic books. How not to get lost among such diversity and choose exactly what you need? Let's start from the beginning - from choosing the type of display. "Reader" screens can be of three most common types: E-InkLCD (color), LCD (monochrome).
However, at the end of 2010, color E-lnk screens came to the market. LCD screens are known to all. These are so-called LCD displays. The E-Ink screen is an "electronic paper", or "electronic ink". It looks like ordinary paper. It should be noted that such displays are less harmful to the eyes and more ergonomic. But their disadvantage is the long time of updating the pages in comparison with LCD screens. The next thing you should pay attention to is the screen resolution. It should be in harmony with the screen size in centimeters.
To decide what screen size you need, you must first determine where you will use the bou- croder. If you plan to read only at home, then the dimensions are not of fundamental importance. And if you are going to take the book with you and read in transport, then you should pay attention to models with a small screen. The smallest is a 5-inch screen. But in this case you will be deprived of the opportunity to work with the text, formatting. You can also forget about going online, touch screen and "qwerty" -keyboard.
Books with a screen of 6-7 inches can be called universal. They are convenient to carry with you, while the screen size is quite sufficient and comfortable for reading. If you need to work with documents or drawings, educational literature and scanned books, it is better to pay attention to books with a large display.
LCD monitors have built-in backlighting, and E-Ink monitors are not. But this can be corrected by buying a special flashlight, which is attached directly to the book. The MP-3 player is necessary for those who study foreign languages. To listen to music player in such devices is used extremely rarely. The touch screen is convenient to use for note-taking and selection of citations with their subsequent preservation. This function is useful for students and those who read special literature. However, you will not be able to save the results of editing to your computer.
The more formats an e-book recognizes, the better, of course. You do not have to deal with file conversion. But it's worth remembering that no books can display any PDF format without errors. The reader-e-book screen is much smaller than the main printing format (A-4). And, even if the file can be loaded correctly, "paging" the pages may cause problems.
If you compare prices for book-writers, then books with the E-Ink screen are much more expensive. Even in spite of the fact that "electronic ink" has been around for 10 years, there has been no decline in prices for them.
Choosing an e-book, you also need to pay attention to the bundle. Some models include memory cards, almost all - branded cases. Some manufacturers include a special flashlight, which is a good bonus. After studying the technical specifications, you should go to the store. And it is already there to visually evaluate all the advantages and disadvantages of the model you are interested in. It is important that it lies well in the hand, the buttons are comfortable, and the design as a whole is ergonomic.