Any Chinese eReaders worth buying to replace a broken K2?

mikeage · 04-25-2011, 09:15 AM

Hi All,

My beloved Kindle 2 recently died; one of my children stepped on the screen. Although the pricing on the K3 is great, I'm not in the US, and to buy it locally would add another $100+ in taxes and duties; it's not worth $250 for me.

However, I'm currently in Shenzhen, China, on a business trip, and will be here for another few weeks. I'm wondering if there are any locally made readers that someone can recommend as a suitable replacement; I'm looking to pay about 100-150 USD for something of comparable specs; eink (hopefully Pearl), MOBI or ePUB support (PDF not req'd), decent storage and battery life, USB. Wifi, 3G, or color are not required, and I don't care about storage if there's an external slot for MicroSD (I've got literally a dozen 2GB MicroSD cards laying around...)

Thanks

Fortissimo · 04-28-2011, 01:33 AM

Found this recently, A kindle-like ereader from Delyca, loaded with all sorts

http://www.delyca.com/index/viewArticle.php?id=1122

Seems a pretty decent, multifunctional reader (at least on paper). Plus it looks like a kindle, which you may like.
But apparently, some resellers e.g. Prestigio, remove some functionality from the reader, perhaps to make less expensive.

Here is a review here.
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...rs-to-line-up/

And you may want to check this thread
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=130569

04-25-2011, 09:15 AM	#1
mikeage Member Posts: 20 Karma: 14 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Any Chinese eReaders worth buying to replace a broken K2? Hi All, My beloved Kindle 2 recently died; one of my children stepped on the screen. Although the pricing on the K3 is great, I'm not in the US, and to buy it locally would add another $100+ in taxes and duties; it's not worth $250 for me. However, I'm currently in Shenzhen, China, on a business trip, and will be here for another few weeks. I'm wondering if there are any locally made readers that someone can recommend as a suitable replacement; I'm looking to pay about 100-150 USD for something of comparable specs; eink (hopefully Pearl), MOBI or ePUB support (PDF not req'd), decent storage and battery life, USB. Wifi, 3G, or color are not required, and I don't care about storage if there's an external slot for MicroSD (I've got literally a dozen 2GB MicroSD cards laying around...) Thanks

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04-28-2011, 01:33 AM	#2
Fortissimo Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 10360 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lagos, Nigeria. Device: Sony Reader Touch Edition (PRS-650BC)	Found this recently, A kindle-like ereader from Delyca, loaded with all sorts http://www.delyca.com/index/viewArticle.php?id=1122 Seems a pretty decent, multifunctional reader (at least on paper). Plus it looks like a kindle, which you may like. But apparently, some resellers e.g. Prestigio, remove some functionality from the reader, perhaps to make less expensive. Here is a review here. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...rs-to-line-up/ And you may want to check this thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=130569

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