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fjtorres · 10-05-2010, 10:08 AM

When it comes to THE ECONOMIST and THE FINANCIAL TIMES, the free Calibre software package has "recipes" that will download the most recent issues of both (among many others) and convert them to ebooks readable on pretty much any ebook reader. As long as you're a subscriber, of course.

For the rest of your needs, it sounds like you probably will want something larger than the 6in readers that are the bulk of the ereader market today so you face a trade off of color and functionality versus battery life and bulk.

Hands down, you can do everything you want with a Tablet PC (running Win7) like a Viliv V7 or Blade but battery life if going to be measured in hours rather than weeks.

Conversely, A Kindle DXG or Pocketbook 903 will give you weeks of battery life, low weight, and a great screen but only in black and white with less that 100% support for business documents.

In the middle ground you'll find the iPad and the larger Android tablets like the Archos series which will get the weight down and give you full-day battery life but won't necessarily offer up full PC-level document functionality.

Try researching the Kindle DXG, the Pocketbook 903, and the Viliv to see if the hardware meets your needs and the iPad to see if the available apps can provide equivalents to a Windows Tablet. There really aren't many options once you move up from 6in...

Good luck!

10-05-2010, 10:08 AM	#4
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	When it comes to THE ECONOMIST and THE FINANCIAL TIMES, the free Calibre software package has "recipes" that will download the most recent issues of both (among many others) and convert them to ebooks readable on pretty much any ebook reader. As long as you're a subscriber, of course. For the rest of your needs, it sounds like you probably will want something larger than the 6in readers that are the bulk of the ereader market today so you face a trade off of color and functionality versus battery life and bulk. Hands down, you can do everything you want with a Tablet PC (running Win7) like a Viliv V7 or Blade but battery life if going to be measured in hours rather than weeks. Conversely, A Kindle DXG or Pocketbook 903 will give you weeks of battery life, low weight, and a great screen but only in black and white with less that 100% support for business documents. In the middle ground you'll find the iPad and the larger Android tablets like the Archos series which will get the weight down and give you full-day battery life but won't necessarily offer up full PC-level document functionality. Try researching the Kindle DXG, the Pocketbook 903, and the Viliv to see if the hardware meets your needs and the iPad to see if the available apps can provide equivalents to a Windows Tablet. There really aren't many options once you move up from 6in... Good luck!