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Old 01-04-2011, 09:41 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by barium View Post
Thank you very much for your detailed response!

I know that you need a light source for e-Ink displays. I thought that maybe some have better aftermarket light accessories than others. I want something that I can read in bed with the lights off.

For the "offers easy navigation of a large library" point, you said that the Kobo and Nook do a good job of this. Are Kindles cumbersome to use with lots of books on the device? I would have thought the physical keypad would make it easy to search for genres, tags, authors, and so on.

If I eliminated the need for wifi, would your recommendations change?
I read the library as wanting to loan library books which is why I mentioned the Nook and Sony. If you mean a personal library they all have some type of filing system now. I have not had a problem with the Kindles collection feature. It works well for me. I don't know enough to speak to the Nook or Sony.

And I read the light as you wanted a backlight device like the IPhone. I use a headlamp to read at night and it works great.

I would not get a device without Wifi. I think I would not get a device without the 3G. I don't use the internet or wikipedia or anything like that. I do like the flexibility of buying a book when I want and downloading it.

Price wise, there are some readers out there that are less expensive then a Kindle, Nook, or Kobo without the WiFi but I don't know much about them. The closest a Sony comes to meeting your needs close to the price point you listed is the 350 but it has no WiFi and it is a 5 inch screen.
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