Ebook readers versus netbooks?

I’ve been reading a post on the cheap netbooks blog that suggests a netbook is as good for reading on as a dedicated ebook reader.

Well I’m here to tell you that is not the case.

Look at the little fellow on the left who’s been reading on his netbook for an hour – and that’s what it will  do to you too!

But on a serious note, while a netbook makes a great computer, when it comes to reading for a couple of hours on end, there is no substitute for a dedicated ebook reader.

The reason is simple: it’s the fact that there’s no backlight.

Try it out for yourself and see. Put a PDF file on your netbook and however good the screen, if you read it for more than half an hour, it will feel as though your eyes have been sandpapered. Now turn on your ebook reader, start reading, and before you know where you are, you’ll be as relaxed and immersed in the book as if you were reading a real paper book. For real reading, e-ink wins over TFT every time.

What’s that? You don’t have a dedicated ebook reader? Well you’ve come to the right place. Just go to our home page and you’ll quickly find the perfect ebook reader for you. Trust me, you won’t regret it.

Irex Iliad DR1000 ebook reader

Read and make notes on your e-documents with the Irex Iliad ebook reader.

The Irex Iliad ebook reader boasts the largest e-ink screen you can get. And using the special stylus supplied, you can annotate your texts with notes or drawings. The e-ink display can be read even in bright sunlight, so the Iliad ebook reader is ideal for working outdoors.

Professionals and academics will love the huge 8.1 inch display which is perfect for reading and annotating PDF documents, as well as reading and commenting on documents in HTML, TXT, JPG, BMP, and PNG formats.

The battery will charge in about three hours and normally give a full day’s use before you need to recharge it.

The built-in memory will hold a couple of hundred books, and can be expanded by (optional) memory card to hold practically a whole library. Thousands of books are available free on the internet, or you can purchase extra books for download. And of course you can easily load your own documents on to the Iliad ebook reader, or the documents  of your colleagues or students.