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UbiquitousPhoton · 05-21-2011, 05:03 PM

Hi all,

I was considering getting an e-reader last christmas, and after discussions here, ended up choosing the Sony PRS650, however due to severe stock shortages, ended up with nothing.

Now, I've just booked a holiday, which brings up the yearly e-book reader question, and believe it or not, I'm back to being heavily undecided.

The main reason I decided on the Sony was the superior pdf reflow, along with the greater format support and to a much lesser extent, the touch screen (having tried it in the shop, its a little thump sensitive).

See, the problem is I do read a lot of technical books, and they do tend to come in pdf format, so I rather wanted to be able to read them on my slightly expensive toy as well.

However, the price differences, along with a couple of other things have started the rot in my mind - one being my friends kindle died, and he got a full replacement within days. I somehow doubt Sony's customer service is as good. I also notice that a few of the hard core members here who have had both pieces of kit seem to tend towards the kindle, and I would really appreciate one of them giving me a bit more detail on that.

So, in summation.

Sony PRS650
--------------------
+ Touch Screen (ish)
+ PDF readin-g
+ format support (although calibre does balance this out)

Kindle 3
------------
+ Whispernet
+ Amazon store (although I am aware that with some faffing you can get books from there onto the Sony)
+ Support
+ Price

So yeah, please help me bounce my ideas off someone.

05-21-2011, 05:03 PM	#1
UbiquitousPhoton Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 22 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Device: Kindle Voyage	Yet Another First E-Reader Thread Hi all, I was considering getting an e-reader last christmas, and after discussions here, ended up choosing the Sony PRS650, however due to severe stock shortages, ended up with nothing. Now, I've just booked a holiday, which brings up the yearly e-book reader question, and believe it or not, I'm back to being heavily undecided. The main reason I decided on the Sony was the superior pdf reflow, along with the greater format support and to a much lesser extent, the touch screen (having tried it in the shop, its a little thump sensitive). See, the problem is I do read a lot of technical books, and they do tend to come in pdf format, so I rather wanted to be able to read them on my slightly expensive toy as well. However, the price differences, along with a couple of other things have started the rot in my mind - one being my friends kindle died, and he got a full replacement within days. I somehow doubt Sony's customer service is as good. I also notice that a few of the hard core members here who have had both pieces of kit seem to tend towards the kindle, and I would really appreciate one of them giving me a bit more detail on that. So, in summation. Sony PRS650 -------------------- + Touch Screen (ish) + PDF readin-g + format support (although calibre does balance this out) Kindle 3 ------------ + Whispernet + Amazon store (although I am aware that with some faffing you can get books from there onto the Sony) + Support + Price So yeah, please help me bounce my ideas off someone.