I've got three ereaders that I use now (I don't count the eBookman because that is basically a historical relic). As things have shaken out, one ereader is on my nightstand (Aluratek Libre), one ereader is on my coffee table (Pandigital Novel) and one ereader usually is in my pocketbook (Sony PRS-350). I've got books in progress on all three. The Aluratek and the Sony are the ones I usually read on. The Sony is lighter and thinner so it is more comfortable in that regard, but its thin page turn buttons are somewhat of a pain, both literally and figuratively; sometimes the way I hold the ereader doesn't make the touch screen as easy to use as the buttons. The Aluratek is thicker but page turns are more convenient for me. So I haven't settled on one device as my primary one, and I don't think that that's going to happen.
I have modded my Pandigital ereader into a full Android tablet, so I often use it in that guise, rather than as an ereader (I really don't like reading for an extended time on an LCD screen). One of these days I will get an iPad - probably when the next version of it comes out - just because the screen image is so much clearer and because everyone and her brother writes apps for it; I'd like to experience a universal device for a change, instead of my usual niche-market ones. I am seriously considering getting a Sony PRS-950; I want a big-screen e-ink reader. Really, though, I think that I have just become an ereader junkie; I'll probably be saving up to buy a new one every now and then as a new toy to play with, and also, with my eyes, because I find the ability to be able to increase the font whenever I need to a godsend. I've got artificial lenses in both eyes (what a weird thing to say, when you really think about it) and my focal points are just not good anymore for small fonts in printed books.
Last edited by Xanthe; 01-12-2011 at 04:06 PM.
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