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Sony e-reader 600 touch edition--good for writing?

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Won the USF science fiction award ($200) and wanted to invest it toward the purchase of the sony e-reader touch edition. the 600 touch model seems about a price I can afford, and as a writer I noticed the stylus as well as the reading functions.

Anyone have one of these? Is it realistic to begin musings or short writings using either the stylus or touch-screen keyboard? Curious if it might double as a "notebook" when creativity strikes? Note down interesting conversations I've evesdropped, etc.?
 
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I didn't realize they had any kind of text program. I know you can take notes associated with a book, but can you separately? If so, I think it would make a great notebook. I've written entire chapters on my iPod touch, so I would think it would be no problem on a bigger screen like the ereader has. (I'm writing this on my Droid cell phone.)
 

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Is it realistic to begin musings or short writings using either the stylus or touch-screen keyboard? Curious if it might double as a "notebook" when creativity strikes? Note down interesting conversations I've evesdropped, etc.?
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No, it's really not. Save a little and shop around for a netbook.
 
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See, the thing is I already have a laptop (full-sized). I think I might go for the Kindle 2, after seeing reviews on both.
 

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I have both a netbook and the ereader Touch and while good for 'highlighting' sections of text, making brief notes and such, the Touch isn't good as a notebook at all. Think of it as a device for marking up completed manuscripts. That's what I use mine for - read throughs of works-in-progress.

If you're looking for something to actually compose on, get a netbook.
 
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I'm a bit disappointed to hear you can't type up full excerpts on e-readers; but I do use my laptop to write as well. I just dislike the glare in the sun so I can't really use it in daylight out by the lake or something.

I'm kind of sold on the lower price/higher variety of the Kindle 2 v. the Sony model, even though I've been a dedicated Sony customer since PS1 (my laptop is a Vaio). Bah. Oh well, I'll work it out ;).
 
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