Thread: Alternatives to the PRS-600 in the UK?
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Old 07-26-2010, 12:27 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by squimmy View Post
Real ereader newbie here! I've spent ages deciding on whether to get a sony PRS-600 or not. The choice of ereaders in the UK isn't great and the 600 does seem to be perfect for me, except I keep hearing about this glare which i'm desperate to avoid!
You can try a whole range of ereaders out in Foyles (London) and Waterstones around the corner. I remember trying the PRS-600 (£200), the 300 (£140), the Neo (£270), the Opus (£180) and the BeBook mini (£180). They didn't have the Elonex (£129) on display at the time. The 600 bothers some people but not others - it certainly seemed fine to me. The Neo was probably the best machine but it was quite expensive.

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I really don't like the idea of being tied to amazon so that rules all kindles out, Nook's and Kobo's aren't in the UK (or at least I can't find a way of getting them)...so what 6" readers are left in the UK?
I have a Kindle (bought from the UK) and I can't say I'm unduly tied to Amazon - I use Calibre to side load books onto the device using the USB cable - just like any other ereader. Pocketbook also produce a range of devices you can order over the web.

You don't say where you live in the UK but you could try looking for people for people with ereaders in this thread who will happily demo their devices to you.
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