[cjottawa]

Originally Posted by theusualuser

I'm completely open to just about any ebook reader out there. The ones that I've studied the most are the Kindle 3 and the various flavors of Jetbooks and Libre Pros. So, here are my qualifications, and I'll let you tell me what fits.

I don't care at all about:

-Wifi

-3G

I thought I didn't either. Then I bought a 3G Kindle and learned I could host my ebook library via DropBox. You might consider springing for this.

-DRM (stripping it is just a google search away)

-Extra formats/Lack of formats. If it supports MOBI or EPUB or FB2, I can make the necessary conversions with Calibre (after I strip the DRM, that is).

-How long it takes to charge OR having to leave it there to charge. I figure I'm smart enough to plan ahead and have it charged when I'm doing some heavy reading.

Good man. File formats are such a no-brainer so many people get held up on. eInk devices will hold a charge long enough to be a non-issue as well.

I DO care about (in order of importance):

1. Price AFTER any necessary add-ons (chargers, batteries, SD cards, etc.)

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3b. Ease of accessing my books. How are they organized? Can I jump to a particular page? Table of Contents? Can I sort them by author, or genre, or what have you?

K3 includes a charger and USB cable, however, you would need to buy a cover separately. How expensive that is will depend on whether or not you want a built in light.

• No built-in light: inexpensive (Amazon's cover: $35 - others $7.99+)
• With built-in light: Amazon's lighted cover: $60.
• Alternative: third party cover and a clip on light. (wait for a sale or it approaches the price of the lighted case)

I can only speak directly to the Kindle 3 by saying the collection system isn't overly advanced. It's designed for quickly "tagging" documents much like you add labels to Gmail inbox items.

You can "hack" it a bit, using special characters like ~ or # and, as above, if you host all your books and have remote access, you have even more options.

Accessing the Table of Contents of a book is very easy on a Kindle and the "back" button works just like a web browser, making it a convenient "undo" when you end up in a spot you don't want to be.

4.Fonts - I'd like to be able to choose from some fonts if it's at all possible. I'd also like several different font sizes.

If file format compatibility isn't intimidating to you, the Kindle font hacks won't likely be a problem either.

5. Does the company have good support. If I do end up having to deal with a defective unit, I'd really like the company to be able to work with me on getting it taken care of in a timely manner.

Amazon goes above and beyond. I have a thread on one issue I had, here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=102527

I can't say enough about how AWESOME Amazon's customer service is.

So, with all of those things in mind, what do you think is the right reader for me?

You sound tech savvy enough to manage whatever you get but I think you're going to miss out on some fun if you exclude the Kindle 3G+WiFi as an option.