I am sorry, did you even try one of those? I mean, not the Kindle (a.k.a. a child's toy).

I use my N810 as an ebook reader during my daily 15 minute tube ride (actually, four times a day) -- perfect for that, smaller than a dedicated ebook reader.
But as soon as I get out of the tube, the N810 becomes _unusable_. Virtually unreadable under the sun. Black over white, white over black, red over black, you name it: it sucks.

I once borrowed a iRex iLiad, a very nice piece of hardware (way overpriced though, the software is horrible) -- first thing I did: went outside. I was _amazed_. After a 4-hour marathon my eyes still didn't hurt. I forgot I was using a battery-backed device.

It even has more pixels than the Tablet's screen (but less DPI).


Amazon's trying to compete within the "real books" market; they're not wanting to displace phones or PDAs. Just dare to market the N810 as a "real book replacement".