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...only trouble with the new SoftBook and RocketBook is that the text is still ever so slightly pixelated--not as smooth or as eye-pleasing as the text you're reading now. The newest Pocket PCs do a slightly better job, thanks to Microsoft's ClearType technology.But Pocket PCs are a little too small to read an entire novel on--unless you happen to enjoy squinting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unmaking Book | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...texts electronically if you're going to have to pay full price for each title you input? Thankfully, publishers' attitudes toward e-books have undergone a sea change. SoftBook says it will launch the new model with a shelfful of titles at 25% to 50% off. Its sister company, RocketBook, is also relaunching, with a monochrome device that will cost nothing as long as you pay $20 a month for a set number of downloads. If you're a voracious reader who doesn't care about color pictures, that will be the model to pick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unmaking Book | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

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