Jon:
*Is* it viable? I guess memory capacity couldn't be too bad if you have ram for photos, but what about battery capacity etc? Is it time to jack up my standards and look at modern equipment, or can I still represent my anachronistic foot dragging as simple sanity? Will a new cellphone be a better investment than a new, big Kindle with non-volatile screen memory? (I don't have an old, small one yet!)
Yes, it is. I'm using Stanza (iPhone application by Lexcycle, just acquired by Amazon) to read books from Feedbook (which does markup on Gutenberg etexts) when sitting on the metro/tram. Basically, it is useful for situations where you'd like to do some light reading, don't want to lug piles of paper around but a dedicated reader is too cumbersome. I also have the iRex iLiad, but that is more useful for longer reading sessions (15+ minutes) and when you're having more space, such as on longer train journeys. At the end of the day, it is not relevant which type of reader will prevail, as long as people do read books. I don't get why there such a flamewar about it here. Regards, Walter