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On 07/11/11 17:52, Rob Beard wrote: > On 07/11/11 15:38, Roland Tarver wrote: >> Hi Folks, >> >> Thinking of getting the girl friend one for xmas. She uses (only) >> linux (of course ;-)) so will need to be compatible. Ideally I would >> like to be able to copy the data from the device in order to back it >> up. Are there any built in mechanisms which prevent this? I believe a >> new Nook reader is coming on the market soon (colour...). >> >> Many thanks >> roly (&Gill!) >> > > To be honest I'd suggest a Kindle, it's all synced from the Amazon > servers anyway so if it goes pear shaped you can re-download the ebooks. > > Otherwise I think WHSmiths do one, Sony has just released an Android > based one (all of which use eInk screens which are supposed to be > readable in sunlight). > > Failing that, a cheap Android tablet will do the job (although with an > LCD screen it won't be as easy to read in sunlight). > > Rob > Having tried to use laptop screens in direct sunlight usually at the shoreline, then lcd + sunlight a no go area. Apparently there is a kindle app for android, you would have to do your own research on that one though. Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net Join the revolution, switch to Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq