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reech · 04-03-2011, 02:27 PM

I moved from a Sony eReader to a Kindle for the following reasons:

- Awful formatting and layout of the majority of ePub books I read (true, this could have been down to the publisher, but I was sick and tired of it)

- Online shops I bought from would not refund badly laid out books (BooksOnBoard, Waterstones)

- Getting ADE to recognise and allow reading on my eReader was hit and miss - also, the Sony eReader Library software would regularaly puke up on Windows 7

- The cost of ebooks for the Sony Device were in many cases equal to, or higher than the paperback version; that was even if I could find the book I wanted.

- Library support was the only thing going for it - but the UK Library system is so backwards, my local library didn't have access to it, and the one national library I could use thought science fiction stories stopped being published in 1962.

When I'd had enough, I did some research, checked prices, features and behaviours (for the devices AND the books I was interested in) and settled on Kindle.

I've not yet found a book I can't get directly from Amazon (I'm a crap-literature-mainstream reader!) and in most cases, the price is equal to, or less than the paperback. I can also get a load of free books from Amazon's store, or from the websites listed above (as well as Feedbooks, etc.)

Sadly, in the UK, we can't lend books using the Amazon Lending feature, but hopefully that's on its way. In any case, at least now my other friends can easily find books they want to get from Amazon on their Kindle, rather than me having to do some arcane trickery to buy and then transfer the book to their Sony device. Blargh, complete nightmare.

Adobe's format is, to me, the far more 'controlled' one; the UK pricing structure for it is abysmal, and I'm pretty pleased that Amazon doesn't use it.

Horses for courses; if Library Lending is what you want, go for an ePub related device, it'll serve you well. But if you want a light, cheap, easy to use eBook reader with an excellent online store interface and reasonable book prices, go Kindle.

04-03-2011, 02:27 PM	#25
reech Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 132 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Sony eReader PRS-600	I moved from a Sony eReader to a Kindle for the following reasons: - Awful formatting and layout of the majority of ePub books I read (true, this could have been down to the publisher, but I was sick and tired of it) - Online shops I bought from would not refund badly laid out books (BooksOnBoard, Waterstones) - Getting ADE to recognise and allow reading on my eReader was hit and miss - also, the Sony eReader Library software would regularaly puke up on Windows 7 - The cost of ebooks for the Sony Device were in many cases equal to, or higher than the paperback version; that was even if I could find the book I wanted. - Library support was the only thing going for it - but the UK Library system is so backwards, my local library didn't have access to it, and the one national library I could use thought science fiction stories stopped being published in 1962. When I'd had enough, I did some research, checked prices, features and behaviours (for the devices AND the books I was interested in) and settled on Kindle. I've not yet found a book I can't get directly from Amazon (I'm a crap-literature-mainstream reader!) and in most cases, the price is equal to, or less than the paperback. I can also get a load of free books from Amazon's store, or from the websites listed above (as well as Feedbooks, etc.) Sadly, in the UK, we can't lend books using the Amazon Lending feature, but hopefully that's on its way. In any case, at least now my other friends can easily find books they want to get from Amazon on their Kindle, rather than me having to do some arcane trickery to buy and then transfer the book to their Sony device. Blargh, complete nightmare. Adobe's format is, to me, the far more 'controlled' one; the UK pricing structure for it is abysmal, and I'm pretty pleased that Amazon doesn't use it. Horses for courses; if Library Lending is what you want, go for an ePub related device, it'll serve you well. But if you want a light, cheap, easy to use eBook reader with an excellent online store interface and reasonable book prices, go Kindle.