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Here is a good review should readers be interested in how the Galaxy Tab measures up as a reading device.

When I went to the beach yesterday, I had to choose between my Galaxy Tab and my Kindle, both of which are roughly the same size. The Galaxy Tab was handy for blogging on WordPress – something I could theoretically have done on my smaller Galaxy S smartphone, but without the extra real estate.

I’ve spent most of today indoors finishing off Unbroken on my Galaxy Tab, simply because it was closer at hand when I wanted to start reading it, and I found the LCD screen and display size perfectly adequate. One good thing about reading Kindle eBooks on the Galaxy Tab is that you can see any graphics much better, and many of the biographies and autobiographies that I’ve been reading lately include them. The Kindle is simply ‘okay’ at it. I ended up switching to the Kindle when I put the Galaxy Tab on charge, though, and once again the difference between e-ink and LCD really came to the fore. It’s something you need to experience first-hand to understand the difference – best way I can describe it is my eyes were a lot more ‘relaxed’ when I switched to the e-ink screen.

[Full article @ Gadget Monkey >>]