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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7825101" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Typically around USD $1000 - $1200 for the 12-13&quot; diagonal measure screens7&quot; (which is unsuitable for many PDFs of letter sized works.) is available for under $300.Let's take that $1200 figure...Let's also note the usual rate for PDF-only is 50% that of dead tree, and a typical Book is around $60 these days. So, that's&nbsp; US $30 per book; that means roughly 35 books to break even.Note that some eInk devices from off brands made in china are under $400 for 12&quot; devices... but they are likely to inform the chinese government of everything you read.... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />If you prefer color emissive light displays, the inexpensive ones are half that price, with the major name brands (Microsoft, Samsung, Acer) being aboutThat depends on just how many books one is going to read on them.Now, the numbers for large devices on non-gaming books...A typical hardcover novel is $25 to $30. A typical ebook&nbsp; is $5 for the same title, and $1 or $2 on markdown...&nbsp; If you read one hardcover a month, the $20 per month you'd save requires 3 years regular reading to break even. It really is NOT that unaffordable.Combine a few RPG books, and some novels, and potentially some other readables, and for reading alone, a name brand large screen (sony, books) is worth it as is. A cheap chinese one pays off in a year. Major names in 2-4... and most will last that long with even a little care.Yep - if you go with a color display. E-ink, one cannot do that.That's another good use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7825101, member: 6779310"] Typically around USD $1000 - $1200 for the 12-13" diagonal measure screens 7" (which is unsuitable for many PDFs of letter sized works.) is available for under $300. Let's take that $1200 figure... Let's also note the usual rate for PDF-only is 50% that of dead tree, and a typical Book is around $60 these days. So, that's US $30 per book; that means roughly 35 books to break even. Note that some eInk devices from off brands made in china are under $400 for 12" devices... but they are likely to inform the chinese government of everything you read.... ;) If you prefer color emissive light displays, the inexpensive ones are half that price, with the major name brands (Microsoft, Samsung, Acer) being about That depends on just how many books one is going to read on them. Now, the numbers for large devices on non-gaming books... A typical hardcover novel is $25 to $30. A typical ebook is $5 for the same title, and $1 or $2 on markdown... If you read one hardcover a month, the $20 per month you'd save requires 3 years regular reading to break even. It really is NOT that unaffordable. Combine a few RPG books, and some novels, and potentially some other readables, and for reading alone, a name brand large screen (sony, books) is worth it as is. A cheap chinese one pays off in a year. Major names in 2-4... and most will last that long with even a little care. Yep - if you go with a color display. E-ink, one cannot do that. That's another good use. [/QUOTE]

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