> "Do people use iPads standing up or something?" Not much, because it's too heavy to use standing up. Or rather, in the usual stand-up use cases (e.g., on a b

> "Do people use iPads standing up or something?" Not much, because it's too heavy to use standing up. Or rather, in the usual stand-up use cases (e.g., on a bus, boat, or train) you usually want to one-hand the device, and its weight prevents you from doing so. > "The amount of time I spend using it while I have to hold it unsupported is minimal." Is that because tablets naturally don't have "unsupported" use cases, or because the current implementation fulfills said use cases poorly, and therefore you don't use them that way? > "Do people find the weight of hardcover books difficult to hold for long periods of time?" While standing or one-handing it? Yes. > "Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon is about twice the weight of The Hobbit." And how many times have you seen someone reading a book that size on the subway/bus/ferry? ;)