I have to say that I first decided I wanted a portable device to read ebooks purely for reasons of space and because I was fed up with carrying loads of books around. So for a while I hesitated, trying to work out whether to get a Sony or a Kindle. Then the iPad was launched and I was briefly attracted by its range of features but put off by the price. I also decided it was probably too heavy for me to read comfortably. Then Amazon launched the K3 and that made up my mind. It was relatively cheap and I already bought most of my books from Amazon, so it was a good solution. I am still attracted to the iPad because it would be good for reading magazines (among other things). But I am still put off by the price and also by Apple's attitudes.
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