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Originally Posted by stodge
I did play with the Kobo in Chapters and I wasn't impressed by the device itself. My requirements are a reader are:
- reading books
- reading newspapers
- reading PDFs
- don't care about playing games or browsing or twitter access etc
- I want to download books via wifi from a store
- I want to transfer PDFs from my Mac but otherwise I want minimal interaction between my laptop and the reader. I don't want to mess with converting files or removing DRM etc
Thanks
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I personally would never buy the kobo I just dont like it, but I also wouldnt recommend a kindle unless you are willing to strip DRM. Kindle is for sure one of the nicest models Ive researched, but it's not particularily canadian friendly and its very limited for it's formats, I like the idea of borrowing from the library and using epub. Wifi I think is a super nice feature, but I personally am not near enough places that have free wifi (i have wifi on my mp3 player and most places where I usually am have their wifi passworded), I dont spend time at coffee shops or places like that. And at home I think its kinda lazy to not hook it to your puter.
When I played with the Sony I was really impressed by the whole model, and to be honest with all of the features it does have, I think it trumps wifi. The 199 model, 350 does not have audio or expandable memory and is 5" but is super nice for the price, even though it "seems" high comparitively.
Ive spent the better part of 2 weeks looking at reviews and different models. and in the end what made me decide, besides looking instores at the actual readers, is talking it out with a friend about exactly what I will be using it for. I realized after that what I actually wanted vs what I thought was fun.
/end small book on my life with ereaders lol