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Originally Posted by inkyness
I don't need 3G and would prefer to use wifi or a cable to transfer books.
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Originally Posted by wildstar
The Kindle and the Sonys are the only ones with the Pearl screen, which I think is a significant improvement over the screens on the Kobo, Nook etc, so much so that I'd only go with the Kindle or the Sony.
The Kindle is $139 US plus the taxes, shipping etc. Futureshop currently has the Sony 650 on sale for $207 CA plus tax.
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inkyness, I agree that if you are going to go eInk, the pearl screen is better than the old vizplex screen.
However, there is a third option. Newegg.ca sells the jetBook Lite, frequently on sale. Last week it was on sale in the US (I don't know about Canada) for $85 including a leather case and an earlight, with free shipping.
The reason it is so inexpensive is because the screen is the reflective TFT, which is the same as a digital watch or a pocket calculator. Crystal clear with pitch black text. Changes pages more quickly than an eInk screen.
The jetBook Lite can use a cable to transfer books, but instead, everyone puts their books on a 2 gig SD card. No need to fool with a cable or use the device's internal memory.
The JBL uses four rechargeable AA flashlight batteries which last me two weeks. So you buy two sets and a charger, and you can have the spare set ready to go when the set you are using runs out. No need to wait four hours to charge the battery like with the Kindle and the Sony.
The JBL works great with public libraries. No need to strip the DRM. The JBL also does not have an internal clock, so your library book does not expire.
We have a jetBook forum here at MobileRead which I recommend you look at to give yourself another option.
First, go to newegg.ca and see what they are selling the JBL for this week.
Prices of eBook readers continue to fall, and I recommend that you not put too much money into your first one. My JBL paid for itself in three months because of all the free books I downloaded from the MobileRead library.