I'm really suffering, so I know I can count on all of you to give me great advice on what to replace the broken PB360 with.
There's no going back, I'm addicted!
In March I bought a Pocketbook 360 after a lot of great posts I spied here on MR. We lived happily together until mid September when I put it (her?) in my bag - without the cover on - and ended up with broken screen substrate.
well, no that wasn't so funny.
Things seem to have changed on the market a lot in the last 6 months, or maybe I'm just more aware and understanding, but now I don't know what device to buy.
I really loved the Pocketbook 360, it's small, stylish and you can use it any which way. I used to read both right and left handed and in landscape mode, and it works very well with the side buttons. The hard cover is fab - if you'd only use it. I bought the comfort line, so I have all the extra goodies. Maybe I should just get another one?
But on the other hand...
Originally (before I found MR) I had my eye on a Bookeen Orizon. I got tired of waiting, and that seems to have been a good move, since it's still not (quite) out. Seems to be an interesting device, I like the idea of the touch screen, but I really like the dictionary feature on PB, so I guess Orizon is out.
Pocketbook have a lot of new goodies coming out, I quite like the 602, not that I think I need the "extra" stuff like Wi-fi and BT, but that's easy to say when I don't have them. It's a bit bigger (size matters - right?), but I'm not sure how I feel about the side buttons. I'm spoiled with the PB360. How does it work reading lefthanded or landscape with a device with buttons placed like the PB602?
I like the software on PB360, but the new ones aren't out yet, so we don't know what they will be like (same/similar?) - or do we (YOU?), but then again it's not like I have had much to compare with, so perhaps they all are ok (other brands too)?
Pocketbook IQ is a beauty (apart from the MAXY tag) and inexpensive too, but did I get it right that since it's a TFT screen and backlit etc it will eat batteries like mad, and need recharging all the time? In some video on Youtube someone from Pocketbook said it's mainly a reader but more fun (or something like that), but do we know what else it can do? Also I guess the screen is not going to work for reading outdoors? Perhaps better stick to e-ink etc?
Now I don't know what to do anymore, and it's keeping me awake at night, going over what I have to remember to ask you guys here...
Your two cents will be highly appreciated if you care to throw it my way.
