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Originally Posted by stardustshadow
Another question...If I bought an Opus, could it also work with books bought at sites like Amazon?
And...(oh, the questions keep coming!) is an E-Ink screen the same as the liquid paper function on other ebook readers?
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Only Kindle software can read Kindle books.
That means Kindle readers, but also smart phones, PCs, Macs, iPads, Android tablets.
That is why it is critical to determine if you want access to the amazon store or libraries; on dedicated readers it is an either/or proposition--one or the other, not both.
And if by liquid paper you mean Liquid Crystal Display = LCD, no; eInk is a different technology altogether.
eInk is a bistate technology where each dot that makes up the image (a pixel) is either on or off and stays that way until it is told to change. So display an image uses no power; what uses power is *changing* the image.
With LCD there is no image unless there is power and displaying anything at all takes power. That is why eInk readers run for weeks on a charge and LCD readers run for hours on a charge.
A second difference is that LCD displays (generally) have an always-on backlight so they can be read in the dark (but are overwhelmed by sunlight outdoors) whereas eink is (like paper) purely reflective and needs external lighting. Of course, the brighter the light, the better they look.
Again, you have to choose one or the other.
As for magazines/news papers; it depends on the publications.
Some come in Kindle format, some in epub; some in neither.
Whichever platform you choose, take a look at a free software program called Calibre; it can go to the web sites of many magazines and newspapers from around the world and download the accessible content to your PC and convert it to any ebook format you choose. With Kindles it can also automatically email the resulting file to your reader wirelessly for free.
There's a lot of research to do so be careful; define exactly what you want before you take the plunge. Choosing an ebook reader these days is a lot like marriage.
You are commiting to a long term relationship and changing your mind afterwards will be neither painless nor easy.