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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
Forgive me for jumping in here, but with free access to Wikipedia and the Web (don't try YouTube!), combined with the ease of taking notes and copying text, I think you'd appreciate a Kindle. A major drawback, and perhaps in your case perhaps a deal-breaker, is that the plain text file into which Kindle dumps all your notes and clippings doesn't render Greek symbols (although they show up fine in Kindle books). You can read books in Greek on your Kindle, but forget copying passages in Greek to your PC.
I'm sure you could copy text written in Greek letters to a word-processing app such as Pages on an iPad (though I've never tried it for a book with Greek symbols), but it's a much more expensive device. I have no idea if you can copy and export Greek texts on a NookColor, or even if you can export text period.
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Jump in all you want! I appreciate the information. Also, I've always wondered what would happen if someone tried to access youtube on an e-ink device.
. I've narrowed down my choices to the new Pocketbook 902 or 903, or the Kindle DX. Both are very attractive devices with pluses and minuses. The thought of free 3g is really growing on me - my parents and in-laws don't have internet connections, so I could check my e-mail at their houses using the Kindle in case of an emergency (I don't have a smart phone, and I'm not very interested in getting one.) I really think I'd appreciate a Kindle, the only thing that is holding me back it that I wouldn't be able to make handwritten notes on it (which I would need for Greek letters, Croatian words with diacritics, etc.) and I'm a bit worried about the PDF handling. The PB is new enough that I haven't been able to find a video showing how it handles PDFs. I'm O.K. with the Kindle not being able to read epub, that's what I have my Sony for. (I've also decided to upgrade my beloved 505 to the PRS-950 next time I'm in the states, after the new year.)