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Originally Posted by Souther
My eBooks are mainly in pdf, lit, mobi & epub format. Also, I live in India. So, please help me narrow down to something which will work in my country without any technical problem, as no one will be able to rectify any problem if it occurs. My brother coming from USA next month, he will buy me one when I tell him which.
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Originally Posted by stickybuns
Hey, Souther
I checked Amazon, and while shipping to India is under $10, a Kindle will be subject to customs/import duties and fees (as would, presumably, any ereader purchased from over seas). Hopefully you won't have any nasty surprises regarding the true cost of ownership!
I wasn't able to find ereaders on Sony's India website, but you can call sales/customer service at 1800-103-7799. |
Stickybuns, your reading comprehension seems to be out of order.
Souther, when your brother carrys the device as if it were his own, there is no need to pay customs and duty.
As for which device, I'd strongly recommend the Sony. Their customer support sucks anyway, but their products rarely need any support. I've had Sony products for the last 30 years and only once the need for CS. And then I wished I hadn't asked for warranty repair...
The Sony is a sturdy device and well worth the money. It will read your epubs and pdf's very well and if you go for the 950 you will have a 7" screen and 3G and wifi. But the Sony is not meant to surf the web. You will be able to connect to the Sony store and to Wikipedia as far as I know, but that's about it.
But no reader is made for surfing. If you want to surf and read you should consider buying a tablet. The reading experience is not as great as with e-ink, but the surfing is nice.