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itdincor · 07-26-2008, 04:32 PM

Since I refuse to buy any product, such as Kindle, which requires proprietary software and formats, and absolutely refuse to buy anything at all from Sony, mine present prospects seem limited.

What I'm looking for is an 8" X 10" screen, color capable, on a device which accepts and displays all "normal" text formats. PDF, .txt, .doc, etc., at what I consider a reasonable price.

This for use in reading books from the Gutenberg Project and similar sources, old out of copyright volumes.

Concerning price, since computers which can be considered at least acceptable can be had for $500, I can see no reason for an EReader of mine desires to cost more that $250.

So: 8x10, color, displays all common formats, and NO PROPRIETARY ANYTHING! And nothing from Sony.

Any guess how long (if ever) this might be in coming?

07-26-2008, 04:32 PM	#1
itdincor Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sand Point, Alaska Device: None yet	Any Idea How long? Since I refuse to buy any product, such as Kindle, which requires proprietary software and formats, and absolutely refuse to buy anything at all from Sony, mine present prospects seem limited. What I'm looking for is an 8" X 10" screen, color capable, on a device which accepts and displays all "normal" text formats. PDF, .txt, .doc, etc., at what I consider a reasonable price. This for use in reading books from the Gutenberg Project and similar sources, old out of copyright volumes. Concerning price, since computers which can be considered at least acceptable can be had for $500, I can see no reason for an EReader of mine desires to cost more that $250. So: 8x10, color, displays all common formats, and NO PROPRIETARY ANYTHING! And nothing from Sony. Any guess how long (if ever) this might be in coming?