If you lost your Ebook reader,...

ProDigit · 10-15-2008, 03:53 PM

Imagine you'd lose your ebook reader.

Which device would you buy? Would you rebuy your device or buy another one?

HarryT · 10-15-2008, 04:01 PM

I'd buy another Gen3 with no hesitation. For me there's nothing else on the market at the moment which comes close to it. If the BeBook were to improve its MobiPocket support drastically, then it might do.

grooks · 10-15-2008, 04:28 PM

I would probably choose between my existing Sony PRS-505 and the Cybook Gen3.

I really like my Sony but I would also like to try something new if an unfortunate consequence occured with my current device.

rhadin · 10-15-2008, 04:40 PM

I'd buy another Sony -- either the PRS-505, which I currently have and love, or the PRS-700, about which I have several qualms. I have been very happy with my Sony.

rixte · 10-15-2008, 04:55 PM

I'd be torn between another Kindle and a Sony, but only because the Kindle is slightly more expensive. I'd probably go with the Kindle though, because I find it incredibly comfortable and the pages more responsive than my Cybook was.

bbusybookworm · 10-15-2008, 04:58 PM

Probably buy another Cybook, (Considering the price

) but may consider getting a Bebook, if the Mobi support gets a little better.

On the other hand, if I had a little spare money I might be willing to get the Bebook anyway to be able to compare all three (Sony, Cybook & Bebook).

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-15-2008, 05:07 PM

I'd almost certainly get another 505

shighfield · 10-15-2008, 05:15 PM

I'd buy another Ebookwise 1150. I /really/ like it.

rlauzon · 10-15-2008, 05:16 PM

No. Despite how much I like my iLiad (now with the new battery) and the Cybook, if both broke, I would not re-buy them.

I still read more on my PDA (currently a Nokia N810) than I do on the others.

And something better/cheaper is always right around the corner.

pdurrant · 10-15-2008, 06:29 PM

I'd buy another CyBook Gen 3.

Not perfect, but the best Mobipocket support, and the best price, at least in the UK.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProDigit

Imagine you'd lose your ebook reader.

Which device would you buy? Would you rebuy your device or buy another one?

Alisa · 10-15-2008, 06:38 PM

I would be tempted by the new Sony. It really is lovely but I still like my Kindle more (especially now that I covered up all that white with a nifty skin). Dictionary lookup, Wikipedia search and the convenience of the Amazon store are big selling points to me. I also like the much-maligned big buttons. It's really comfortable to read. I also have a much better track record with Amazon customer service than I do with Sony.

ficbot · 10-15-2008, 07:12 PM

I would buy another iPod Touch in a heartbeat. But I would not buy any more eBookwise readers

voodooblues · 10-15-2008, 08:30 PM

I have a PRS-500 that i love, but I am considering a PRS-505 because of epub support. I am not ready to move to the PRS-700 until i see it in use for awhile.

daffy4u · 10-15-2008, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProDigit

Imagine you'd lose your ebook reader.

Which device would you buy? Would you rebuy your device or buy another one?

I'd buy another Kindle. All the reasons I bought it the first place are still valid even with the new changes to other readers now available. Ask me again in 6 months to a year (PlasticLogic, Kindle 2.0, iLiad1000SW).

desertgrandma · 10-15-2008, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProDigit

Imagine you'd lose your ebook reader.

Which device would you buy? Would you rebuy your device or buy another one?

Definitely another Kindle. Before joining this forum, I barely knew other readers existed. Its been fun comparing this one to that one, listening to all the pros and cons, but the Kindle is a perfect fit for me, exactly the way it is.

10-15-2008, 03:53 PM	#1
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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'd buy another Gen3 with no hesitation. For me there's nothing else on the market at the moment which comes close to it. If the BeBook were to improve its MobiPocket support drastically, then it might do.

10-15-2008, 04:28 PM	#3
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	I would probably choose between my existing Sony PRS-505 and the Cybook Gen3. I really like my Sony but I would also like to try something new if an unfortunate consequence occured with my current device.

10-15-2008, 04:40 PM	#4
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I'd buy another Sony -- either the PRS-505, which I currently have and love, or the PRS-700, about which I have several qualms. I have been very happy with my Sony.

10-15-2008, 04:55 PM	#5
rixte Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 396757 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: new oasis, paperwhite, ipad, kobo	I'd be torn between another Kindle and a Sony, but only because the Kindle is slightly more expensive. I'd probably go with the Kindle though, because I find it incredibly comfortable and the pages more responsive than my Cybook was.

10-15-2008, 04:58 PM	#6
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	Probably buy another Cybook, (Considering the price ) but may consider getting a Bebook, if the Mobi support gets a little better. On the other hand, if I had a little spare money I might be willing to get the Bebook anyway to be able to compare all three (Sony, Cybook & Bebook).

10-15-2008, 05:07 PM	#7
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I'd almost certainly get another 505

10-15-2008, 05:15 PM	#8
shighfield Groupie!? GROUPIE!?!? Posts: 317 Karma: 649 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Dirty Shwa Device: EBW 1150, Kobo Touch	I'd buy another Ebookwise 1150. I /really/ like it.

10-15-2008, 05:16 PM	#9
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	No. Despite how much I like my iLiad (now with the new battery) and the Cybook, if both broke, I would not re-buy them. I still read more on my PDA (currently a Nokia N810) than I do on the others. And something better/cheaper is always right around the corner.

10-15-2008, 06:38 PM	#11
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	I would be tempted by the new Sony. It really is lovely but I still like my Kindle more (especially now that I covered up all that white with a nifty skin). Dictionary lookup, Wikipedia search and the convenience of the Amazon store are big selling points to me. I also like the much-maligned big buttons. It's really comfortable to read. I also have a much better track record with Amazon customer service than I do with Sony.

10-15-2008, 07:12 PM	#12
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I would buy another iPod Touch in a heartbeat. But I would not buy any more eBookwise readers

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10-15-2008, 08:30 PM	#13
voodooblues Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 6106 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somewhere out there Device: iPad(3 or HD or whatever), iPad Mini, Kindle 7" hdx, Samsung 7 tab 3	I have a PRS-500 that i love, but I am considering a PRS-505 because of epub support. I am not ready to move to the PRS-700 until i see it in use for awhile.