When I tried to read the SoftBook outdoors, the reflection of my face was as visible as the text.

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They promise two new e-books this fall that'll be smaller and lighter than the current Rocket and SoftBook models and with more capacity, too.

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To buy text for the SoftBook, you plug the unit into the nearest phone line, and it then dials into the proprietary SoftBook download server.

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