Indecision Amongst the Ebooks

Dan21 · 01-19-2010, 09:00 PM

Hi All,

I've recently taken an interest in getting an e-reader. My first inclination being an Amazon Kindle, but upon further research, I decided that may not be the way to go.
A little background: I am a college student who enjoys reading recreationally (when time allows) and would be using my e-book as a reader for all my PDF files that I have with school (political science major, not too many graphs).

After reading that the Kindle lacks sufficient PDF support, no access to library e-books, I was really turned off and looked into Sony. The Sony PRS-505 really intrigued me, but they discontinued it, and the PRS-600 has the complaint of glare, and I'm not looking for touch. I really liked the jetbook and the price of it, but I think I am set on an E-Ink device, not a large palm pilot. So this led me to Astak's EZ Reader, with all the supported files and expandable memory, it looks really intriguing, especially being $60-100 cheaper than the Kindle, Nook, and PRS-600. For the same price however I could get the Sony PRS-300, but that does not have expandable memory (and the internal is very small).

My question to you, who own the devices mentioned, should I get the Astak EZ reader or go with the trusted Sony name and give up a lot of memory? Please note I am not so interested in purchasing best sellers, plus I am a bit tech-savvy, another reason the Kindle turned me off.

In search of e-direction,

Dan

Metacom · 01-19-2010, 10:06 PM

Just so you know, ebooks are usually really tiny in size. Even "War and Peace" is about 2 megs, and thats pretty huge for an ebook.

The PRS 300 has 440 megs usable memory, so you can fit alot of books on it even without expandable memory.

I bought a PRS 300 last week and had already decided the lack of expandable memory was not a factor for me.

Dan21 · 01-19-2010, 10:34 PM

Thanks Metacom,

I think I'm really down to the PRS-300 or the Astak Pocket Pro. I know eBooks are pretty small, I guess I just want as much memory as possible :P (having bought the 80 gig iPod haha).

Kris777 · 01-20-2010, 12:40 AM

jetBook and jetBook-lite have much faster sharp and crisp TFT scren if compare with E Ink screen:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45593
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...1&postcount=12

01-19-2010, 09:00 PM	#1
Dan21 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Astak Pocket Pro	Indecision Amongst the Ebooks Hi All, I've recently taken an interest in getting an e-reader. My first inclination being an Amazon Kindle, but upon further research, I decided that may not be the way to go. A little background: I am a college student who enjoys reading recreationally (when time allows) and would be using my e-book as a reader for all my PDF files that I have with school (political science major, not too many graphs). After reading that the Kindle lacks sufficient PDF support, no access to library e-books, I was really turned off and looked into Sony. The Sony PRS-505 really intrigued me, but they discontinued it, and the PRS-600 has the complaint of glare, and I'm not looking for touch. I really liked the jetbook and the price of it, but I think I am set on an E-Ink device, not a large palm pilot. So this led me to Astak's EZ Reader, with all the supported files and expandable memory, it looks really intriguing, especially being $60-100 cheaper than the Kindle, Nook, and PRS-600. For the same price however I could get the Sony PRS-300, but that does not have expandable memory (and the internal is very small). My question to you, who own the devices mentioned, should I get the Astak EZ reader or go with the trusted Sony name and give up a lot of memory? Please note I am not so interested in purchasing best sellers, plus I am a bit tech-savvy, another reason the Kindle turned me off. In search of e-direction, Dan

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01-19-2010, 10:06 PM	#2
Metacom Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Auburn. Washington, USA Device: Sony Reader Pocket Edition (PRS 300)	Just so you know, ebooks are usually really tiny in size. Even "War and Peace" is about 2 megs, and thats pretty huge for an ebook. The PRS 300 has 440 megs usable memory, so you can fit alot of books on it even without expandable memory. I bought a PRS 300 last week and had already decided the lack of expandable memory was not a factor for me.

01-19-2010, 10:34 PM	#3
Dan21 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Astak Pocket Pro	Thanks Metacom, I think I'm really down to the PRS-300 or the Astak Pocket Pro. I know eBooks are pretty small, I guess I just want as much memory as possible :P (having bought the 80 gig iPod haha).

01-20-2010, 12:40 AM	#4
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	jetBook and jetBook-lite have much faster sharp and crisp TFT scren if compare with E Ink screen: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45593 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...1&postcount=12

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