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Yes, it kind of bothers me, especially if the spacing between lines is too small. This is what I love about kindle and being able to change the spacing as well as the size of the font.
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Yes! It is just much easier and comfortable to read a book, in bigger font size. You want to relaxe and not strain yourself.
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I'll get discouraged, but I'll still read the book. It depends whether or not it's well written. If I don't like the style, I won't read.
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It annoys me but it doesn't deter me.
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No, it doesn't matter much, like every person each book has their own different physical and emotional aspects and i love them all. :)
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Believe it or not I still struggle with small print on my nook. If the print is too small and I can't enlarge it I have been known to not read it. Even though many of my books are ebooks I still prefer the smell and feel of a book. I am the type of person that will jot notes in the margins of books so I am still struggling with the ebooks.
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Sometimes. I once tried to read the novel "Crippen," but the thin, spidery print made it impossible to get beyond the first twenty pages.
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The spacing between the words can be a bit annoying it is too cramped. I hate it when there is a word with "fi" together, but you can't see the dot on the i because it is smushed into the curve at the top of the f. I notice that every time, and it throws me off.
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It can, because I have vision trouble due to migraines.
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Yes in fact, the whole point you buy a book is to read and if there is anything that could hinder you in doing so then it may be the size of print.
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Yes, I get irritated by that type of print...
My eyes hurt if I continue reading that print and generally I avoid it..
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It strains my eyes and does not make reading enjoyable. The same thing can be said for super large print books. I have to hold the book away from me quite a bit so that my eyes do not go crazy. I need a good book with medium sized font to make me pleased.
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I enjoy reading no matter what size the print is. However, smaller print does take me longer to finish. If I have to choose, I would definitely choose larger print because I can finish the book faster, but I can read the smaller print if I have to. I read about ten books at the same time, and I am not exaggerating. So the print would have to be extremely small for me to not even want to read it.
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I'm okay with it, but I prefer a regular sized book more.
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I really dislike small print. I notice older books tend to have smaller print. It gives me a headache.
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