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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Touch screen is negotiable; 20 hours of reading time is not. If I have to plug it in every night, it's not what I want. (Could cope with it. I don't have to, so I'm not looking at anything that I can't use for a few days without recharging.)
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
All in one app? I don't want to jump between programs trying to remember which one reads what books.
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I don't know if there is an app that does it all. There might be, but what I've found is every app tends to render their preferred format better than the other supported format. So in order for me to get the best experience I'll open up that app that pertains to the format. Kindle for MOBI, Moon for ePUB/html/txt, and RepliGo for PDF.
I use a file browser to select what book I want to read so I don't have to open the app first. Also an indirect advantage about having multiple apps is I can have multiple books open simultaneously.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I currently have epubs, pdfs, rtfs, and txt files on my Sony. I would love to also have HTML files; I get annoyed that I have to convert those before using them. I want to be able to scroll through lists of all my ebooks at once, not "all the epubs" and then "all the pdfs" on a different app; that's my main reason (aside from battery) for not seriously considering any of the Android devices. (Which seem lovely, and I might want one. Just not as an ebook reader.)
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If that is your main reason, you might want to consider an LCD device like Android or iOS. The reading apps for these devices are far superior than what exist for any eInk device. Pinch zoom on PDF is awsome, I spend 0% time now making my PDF readable on a 7" device just because the reflow is either 90% accurate or I can pinch to zoom.
eReaders link Moon and Alkdio have customization features that far exceed any eInk device. You can control margins, fonts, indents, word spacing, etc...
I use to carry my K2 every where and prior to owning a nook. I would not even think of going LCD. But the advantages the Android platform has over eInk devices outweighs their short comings. I don't like the fact that I have to charge my nook every other day where my Kindle lasted the week. I use to think the K2 had the best reading experience but I find I don't use my K2 anymore, in fact I just finished transferring all of my K2 books over to the nook last night.