11-14-2011, 11:12 PM | #1 |
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Hi friends, I am new to this forum and new to the world of ereaders. Never seen one ad dont know how it works.
I live in Nepal and love to read english literature. I want to buy an ebook reader and searched a lot and still havent been able to make my mind. Here are the circumstances. 1) I live in Nepal and my brother is in US I am thinking of getting him buy one for me. 2) I dont have any credit cards and my brother wont be letting me use his so i wont be spending a penny on buying book from the online stores (amazon,B&N) etc so wont be needing any account 3) I can download loads of bestsellers and new books and have read a lot on my computer using Adobedigitaleditions and mobireader but want to make sure that those books which i've read in my computer can be read without any complications at all in ereader by simply connecting by USB 4) I am thinking of getting either Nook or a Kindle touch both @ $99 and cant distinguish as most books i download are on epub /pdf which goes well for Nook but in case of Kindle there is audiobook format and as i hear background music while reading as well.. So if i can convert the epub books i have into mobi without any complications and decrease in quality and then i think i can go for kindle What do you say guys,, really need ur help |
11-14-2011, 11:18 PM | #2 |
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Maybe the Sony PRS T1 might be good for your needs. It plays audio files, reads epub and also PDF. It costs a little more ($149 USD as opposed to $139 USD for the Nook and $99 USD for the Kindle). However, it may be worth it if you don't want the hassle of converting all of your epubs to mobi. Plus, Sony is an international and it may be better to deal with Sony as opposed to B&N if something goes wrong with your reader. B&N doesn't have customer service for people outside of the US.
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11-15-2011, 04:55 AM | #4 |
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What about the Kobo Touch? It's fully compatible with Epubs and does PDF's fairly well.
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While I don't think it's a requirement to have an Amazon account to use the Kindle, if you just load DRM-free Mobipocket format ebooks and MP3s over USB, I'd suggest that getting an Amazon account would be useful to take advantage of the various free ebooks that are offered from time-to-time. The out-of-copyright classics you can find here at MobileRead or at project Gutenberg. |
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and do i need to have credit card to open an amazon account???? |
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You do not need a credit card to have an account at Amazon.com, you only need an email address. |
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