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DMB · 06-03-2011, 07:20 AM

And do you now think you made the right choice?

I decided in 2009 that I would like and ereader but I didn't know much about them. I looked at a lot of reviews, manly for Sonys and Kindles. They both seemed to have some qualities I was looking for and lack others. I also hadn't immediately realised that there were competing ebook formats.

I was still wondering when the iPad was launched. It was touted as (among other things) an ebook reader and I briefly wondered whether it might be worthwhile to replace a laptop with an iPad and use it as a reader. The colour was obviously an advantage for magazines and videos. But then I found out how heavy it was. When Amazon launched the K3, I quickly concluded that its lightness was a big plus as well as the pearl screen e-ink technology. Since I was already buying most of my dt books from Amazon, I didn't have a problem with being tied to the mobi format.

So I got my K3 and am still very happy with it. It's not perfect, but it met my needs and was cheaper than I had at first expected when I began my search.

06-03-2011, 07:20 AM	#1
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	How did you choose your reader? And do you now think you made the right choice? I decided in 2009 that I would like and ereader but I didn't know much about them. I looked at a lot of reviews, manly for Sonys and Kindles. They both seemed to have some qualities I was looking for and lack others. I also hadn't immediately realised that there were competing ebook formats. I was still wondering when the iPad was launched. It was touted as (among other things) an ebook reader and I briefly wondered whether it might be worthwhile to replace a laptop with an iPad and use it as a reader. The colour was obviously an advantage for magazines and videos. But then I found out how heavy it was. When Amazon launched the K3, I quickly concluded that its lightness was a big plus as well as the pearl screen e-ink technology. Since I was already buying most of my dt books from Amazon, I didn't have a problem with being tied to the mobi format. So I got my K3 and am still very happy with it. It's not perfect, but it met my needs and was cheaper than I had at first expected when I began my search.