Depending on who you talk to, the fact that you need a light to read e-paper-based e-readers like the Kindle is either a strength or a weakness. It’s become part of the **(Video: New Amazon Kindle Ad Shows How Impossible It Is To Read The iPad In Direct Sunlight | TechCrunch), after all: "just like real paper!"But with increasing competition from LCD-based devices, it might be that E-Ink and its many clients will need to level the playing field. How about a softly-glowing screen?
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