Title: Low vision, beware
Product review: I was very excited about this product when I first heard about it, but this didn't last long. I am a person with low vision (20/400) so I may be something of a special case. I used to be a BIG reader and the prospect of being able to read comfortably again was thrilling. Currently, the best format for me is to read HTML text online using the firefox browser which has nearly unlimited font enlargement (unlike MS IE). I reflow the text so it stays onscreen and I don't have to scroll back and forth on every line. I do this using a little software plug-in called platypus. Nothing like this is possible on the Kindle.The Kindle's 6 font sizes are woefully inadequate. Likewise the display technology shows great but but looks awful. Black letters on a gray background reduce readability even further. Combine these problems with the other short comings mentioned in other reviews and you have a poorly designed, poorly built, great idea.
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