Reading on the 5.6-inch screen was easy enough, though I still didn't feel as comfortable as I would with an ordinary book, even with the ability to change font sizes and display text horizontally or vertically. A handy backlight lets you read in bed without disturbing your spouse. You advance text or go backward by pressing arrow keys. But words scroll up and down rather than move naturally from page to page. I had trouble sensing where I was in terms of the entire work, even with the presence of a status indicator on the side and a bar telling me what page I was on.
Rocket does provide a couple of useful features.
You can tap on a word to bring up a definition from a Random House Webster's dictionary. And you can download personal and corporate documents and Web pages. Through one simple switch, you turn complete pages in either direction. The bright, 9.5-inch backlighted LCD can display a full page. Separate menu and bookshelf buttons are easy to navigate.