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Originally Posted by Jane12
Thanks Jack! So hard to choose between readers. I was leaning toward the PRS-350 because of the epub support and touch screen, but the poor landscape implementation would annoy me and overall, it seems the K3 is a better reader as far as actual readability goes. I notice you have both PRS-350 and K3 -- why both and which do you like better? And what do you think about the Nook? Thx!
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I've only played with a Nook once at Best Buy for a few minutes, but I didn't like it as much as the 350 or K3. The screen on the current Nook is not nearly as good as the ones on the 350 and K3, and the interface is slow and cumbersome. BTW, B&N is having a press conference this week (Tuesday?) and they might introduce a new improved Nook. So you might want to check that out before making any final decisions.
The 350 is SOOOOOOOO portable and the interface a better than the the K3 in many ways. However, I find myself using the K3 a lot more than the 350. Basically, when I'm at home I use the K3 because it is more comfortable to hold and turn pages while in my recliner. But whenever I go someplace I like to take the 350 because it is so tiny and lightweight, thus extremely portable. The problem I have with the 350 is the page turning buttons are awkwardly positioned for my big hand and the bezel is so small that one handed operation is actually easier for me when using the K3. I have trouble finding a comfortable position for my thumb on the 350 that doesn't cast a shadow on the screen. But some people like the smaller size and have no difficulty using it one-handed.
Like a lot of people I have both to have access to MOBI and ePub. Another thing the 350 is better at is reading two-column PDFs, but I try to avoid PDFs like the Plague.