[LINK] 5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet

[Jan Whitaker]

At 03:50 AM 8/06/2011, Scott Howard you wrote:
>Whether the requirement to turn these devices off makes sense or not
>(especially for the e-ink versions), the simple fact is that probably 50% of
>my book reading time at the moment is during phases of flying where e-books
>are simply not allowed to be used. For me, that's a showstopper for e-books!

That one would be worth raising with whoever governs these things. 
Seems a stupid rule since there is absolutely NO navigation going on 
when you're on the ground. AND one can turn one's phone ON once 
you're on the ground after landing, so why not these devices as well? 
Sounds like time for some common sense adjustment of a hold-over regulation.

Jan



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