[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 51, Issue 22

[Michael S]

I'd go for the basic black and white Kindle from Amazon.  As long as the wireless is turned off, and I'm careful, I can get 2-3 weeks out of a charge.  Remember, all the color versions of readers, whether, it's the Nook or Kindle Fire, they are backlit, and you just won't get the battery life.  Besides the basic Kindle is cheap.

Michael
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On Mar 17, 2012, at 10:00 :02PDT, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

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Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:32:34 -0700
From: "T.Rem" <toddremy at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Nook Simple Touch--feedback, anyone?
To: Marion Davison <mardav at charter.net>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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I bought one for my thru attempt this year and have enjoyed the heck out of
it so far!  I'm as concerned about the weight I carry as the next hiker but
one thing I simply will not skimp on is a book!  I think I'd
even consider giving up a portion of my food first if I had too.  Now with
the Nook I carry basically the same weight and get a couple of thousand
books rather then one- I don't see how that could be anything but a good
thing :)
However I haven't actually used it on the trail yet, Marion, so there may
be some disadvantages that I haven't discovered yet.  Just tossing in my
two cents...

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Marion Davison <mardav at charter.net> wrote:

> Ray and I hike for about a month each summer.  Since we are older people
> we don't do long hiking days.  Ray sleeps a great deal when we aren't
> hiking. I can't sleep as much as he can, so I spend a lot of time
> reading while he sleeps.  This means I need to bring a month's supply of
> reading material.  So I have been considering getting an e-reader.
> I got to play with a Nook Simple Touch for about an hour last week, and
> liked it very much.  The salesman tells me the battery life is about 150
> hours, which is about right for a trip.
> Does anyone have any experience with this device?  Can you give me your
> critique?
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