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Originally Posted by JGB
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?
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Good for you, I don't buy crippled books either. I refuse to license a book. I want to
own it.
Cybook Gen3 is still around and I think they offer nearly the value of a PocketBook 301+. Unfortunately their price compared to a 301+ is much, much higher. Astak, unfortunately, is dead. Don't know anything about Hanlin, sorry.
I don't know about all models from PocketBook, but I do know the 301+ has excellent battery life. I think I charge it every 3-4 weeks. None of the PocketBooks have the new Pearl screen. The 301+, 302, and 360 have the 1st gen e-ink screen like the original Kindle. The 60x/90x have a new version of e-ink which is certainly better than 1st gen, but not as good as a Pearl screen.
Actually, the 302 models are just under $200 these days. Though I don't know how long their batteries last. The 60x/90x models are brand new, so I should refer you to the PocketBook forum to read about those models. I don't have one, so I have no info to offer you. The 602 is actually cheaper than a 302...