I find it works great in natural light and I agree a backlight would fix the problems with low contrast … but the weeks-long battery life is nice too. Personall

I find it works great in natural light and I agree a backlight would fix the problems with low contrast … but the weeks-long battery life is nice too. Personally I find the long battery life more useful than a backlight. You can always use a reading light same as you would with printed materials.