Ebook Readers

[hufty]

Just like to say that my last minute purchase of an eBook reader turned out to be a good one for cycle camping, so if you're wondering whether to get one I'd say go for it. I’ve just come back from a tour in Norway and I’ve read four books in three weeks (due to the relentless rain and the extended daylight) and had access to loads more, and a built-in dictionary. It only weighs 200g or something and it’s smaller in volume than a single book too. Also on it were pdfs of my flight details, the airline’s bicycle policy, a list of Norwegian tunnels, hub gear servicing instructions, travel insurance bumf etc. It would have been useful to have ferry timetables on it too if I’d thought ahead. I didn’t have my Norway guide book on it as I already owned a paper copy, but would do next time I’m cycle camping as I tend not to refer to a guidebook so frequently compared to for example backpacking round Asia. Battery life is easily in excess of two weeks because there’s no backlight - it only uses juice to change the page. I kept it in a dry bag in a pannier with my clothes and it was fine.

[pal]

Thanks! I'm off to Norway myself in a couple of weeks, as it happens, and had been wondering if now was the time to make the leap to e-books. Sounds like it is!

[[XAP]Bob]

I have a kindle - and it's great, I charge it monthly - but that's leaving the wireless on.

Presumably going abroad you don't use the wireless, so it would improve...