***Chess books and e-readers: Discuss***

Hi,

I am considering asking for an e-reader (Sony pocket reader, or Kindle 3) for my birthday.

Is it just me, or would an e-reader be perfect for chess books? You could hold it in one hand, they are light, you do not have to put it on a table, so it's perfect for moving pieces and reading at the same time.

What do you guys think? Should we ask Everyman, Gambit, etc. to publish more books this way? I know that there are a few on the market already, but it seems to be very few and far between.

And what about actually reading chess books on an e-reader, can anyone tell us: is it any good? pdf, azw, mobi, djvu, any format.

I can't get the point

Well, I guess that's one person against! Anyone for this idea?

Has anyone tried to read a chess book with a standard sized chess board, and struggle to keep it flat? Or struggle to read the font since it's laid flat? Or have the books slowly fall apart since we strain the spine to get them to stay open? Or get arm ache when we read them in our hands? Or get neck strain from glancing at the big sized Starting Out series and then having to look back to the board? I can never get comfortable with them.

That sounds very cool. So, imagine TWIC on your e-reader so you can play through the games on the train, or whatever.

Maybe the nice people at Chessbase will develop some software to play through their opening trainer CDs on e-readers?

I submit that having dozens of books on something that weighs less than a couple of apples, with e-ink technology to stop fatigue and eye-strain, with the pleasure of your own board (or what about your own board and then an analysis board on the e-reader!) would be so much better than reading through things on a computer monitor.

I am very much for your general idea, but not for the wimpy reasons you said. I don't think I want to imagine a society where handling a book causes "strain", "aches", and "struggle".