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The narrow screen seems very, well, narrow... I haven't used it though, so maybe it's not as bad as it seems. I do like larger-ish text.

I have a 6" PocketBook, and it fits in all my trouser pockets, although I do agree it's slightly large overall it's not too bad.

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I have both a Kindle Oasis and Palma and I like the Palma much more for when I'm laying in bed. It's lighter and easier to one-hand, but most importantly is it's easy to hold while laying on my side. The narrower screen isn't too bad if you're mostly reading EPUBs or AZW3 files where they reflow text appropriately. I have it set up to use the volume rocker for changing pages. The included case makes the buttons a little... mushy for my taste, but I've otherwise been largely impressed. The fact that it runs Android means I can install an IETF RFC app and Instapaper and sync easily, which has been a surprisingly huge plus for me as well.

The Boox e-reader I have lets you rotate the screen in 90° increments—not sure if the Palma does too, but reading horizontally probably wouldn't be too bad.

Although at the end of the day I do most of my reading on my phone anyway, and it's surprisingly fine once you get used to it.

Yea, this -- love the size, hate the aspect ratio.

It took a little getting used to - i had the same qualm. But honestly, I don't mind now at all. The text adjustment is very fine in the default reader and the resolution is high, so pick a font you find readable and it's really not so different from a pocket paperback page.

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