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Originally Posted by yakuzaboss
Any suggestions from experienced ereaders would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Since you asked nicely.
1- Decide up-front where you're going to get your DRM'ed ebooks (if any, from) from. That will simplify your choices a bit.
2- Decide how much portability matters to you. Do you want something that'll fit in your coat pocket or a briefcase?
3- Decide how much user typographic controls matter to you. Do you want to control the font face and size? Do you want to set margins, alignment, line-spacing?
4- Do you care about in-book dictionary support? Do you want *multiple* in- book dictionaries?
5- Do you care how the bookcase app manages your onboard ebooks? If you do, do you prefer a flatfile database (essentially a sortable list) or a folder-based system like a PC file system?
6- Does TTS matter to you?
7- Does a touchscreen buy you anything?
8- Does wireless connectivity buy you anything?
9- Take a look at the various models that interest you; how would you hold them in your hand? Do you think you could hold them that way, without strain, for half an hour?
10- How much does price matter to you?
If you draw up a prioritized list of what you want a reader device to be like and *then* look at a few reviews of models that interest you, you'll have a better idea of what life with one will be like. Shoudn't be hard to choose after that.
Just make sure you look at the hardware *last*; it's your reader--make sure it meets your needs, which means defining your needs first.
Go gettem!
