REB 1200 has a resolution of 97.3 dpi. Microsoft Reader on Pocket PCs and Franklin's eBookman improves resolution with programming called ClearType . Bigger pages speed reading. The screens of Palm Pilots and Pocket PCs are much smaller. However, the reading area of Franklin's eBookman is about one-third larger than most PDAs.
Readers prefer lightweight books, e.g., paperbacks over hardbacks.
I prefer reading the poor screen on my Palm Pilot over reading on a Rocket eBook because the Palm Pilot is much lighter. Much weight of e-book readers is in the batteries. By comparison, Franklin's eBookman, a PDA , is 6.5 ounces. Stephen King is not the only publishable author who has written e-books. E-books are being nominated for and winning literary prizes .