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JGB · 12-04-2010, 06:07 AM

I suppose with the miracle of Caliber Epub isn't essential, I won't buy DRM'd books anyways. I just like at least semi open standards. No more LRF for me.

Whatever happened to the other standards like Cybook etc, Astak/Hanlin reader etc I remember from when I was buying my sony? Too bad the Readius never came true.

Battery life is pretty essential for me, I actually handled one of the Kobo readers, a family I stayed with in LA (3 adults including me a 3 kids in a tiny hotel made for some cramped quarters) They are definitely pretty nice, I liked the textured back. Does the pocketbook have the pearl screen too? They are the same price as the Sony ones after shipping, the extra battery capacity might be nice though.

I notice the 302/600 series pocketbooks have much larger battery capacities, I assume with a much larger price?

12-04-2010, 06:07 AM	#5
JGB Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1010000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PRS505	I suppose with the miracle of Caliber Epub isn't essential, I won't buy DRM'd books anyways. I just like at least semi open standards. No more LRF for me. Whatever happened to the other standards like Cybook etc, Astak/Hanlin reader etc I remember from when I was buying my sony? Too bad the Readius never came true. Battery life is pretty essential for me, I actually handled one of the Kobo readers, a family I stayed with in LA (3 adults including me a 3 kids in a tiny hotel made for some cramped quarters) They are definitely pretty nice, I liked the textured back. Does the pocketbook have the pearl screen too? They are the same price as the Sony ones after shipping, the extra battery capacity might be nice though. I notice the 302/600 series pocketbooks have much larger battery capacities, I assume with a much larger price? Last edited by JGB; 12-04-2010 at 06:14 AM.