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sedition · 06-12-2011, 11:41 PM

Hi Folks,

I'm very much a late-comer to the world of e-reading.

I want to buy an e-ink e-reader that is less than $200USD

I'm a Canadian expat and I live in Taiwan.

I will be returning to Canada and the US for a visit this summer so I have access to any e-readers available in Taiwan, Canada or the USA.

I teach English to university aged students.

Its getting to the point where I need an e-reader for work to keep up with many of my students, many of whom are reading texts and novels and many of whom are starting to adopt the Kindle 3.

I also need an e-reader for my own personal reading and hopefully with the following functions:

- E-ink (pearl I guess is the newest and best e-ink technology right now)

- Reads epub and pdf (I would like it if it could render pdf documents from scanned material but I don't think any e-ink readers do this well. At very least it should be able to read pdf's ripped with Pdf-Creator)

-WiFi

-Expansion slot (SD or Micro SD)

-Library access (I'd like to be able to borrow books from my home-town library in Canada. I've heard that these books are mainly lent in epub format but I'm not entirely sure if I can even loggin and borrow books from overseas.)

-Dictionary (similar to what the Kindle has)

- 6 or 7 Inch display

-The ability to make some notes (similar to what the Kindle has)

Would also be great but not entirely important if it also had....
-e-ink color to read comics
-web browser that works well
-mp3 and / or Loss-less audio playback
-Could somehow read Chinese characters
-Could also read .txt + .doc + .html
-High lighting text
-Replaceable battery
-Some kind of integration with Calibre

* NOTE: I have not entirely ruled out the Kindle -and although its the only e-ink reader I've played with- I suspect I would like to get something that is more DRM free and less tied into any proprietary format.

In the next 6-8 months or so, I will do a technology upgrade aligned with the release of the new HTC phones and HTC dual core digital pads that are running Android Honey Comb. It is likely that I will be able to use these devices to read color documents and comics and such but I really believe that e-ink is what I continue to use to read novels and newspapers and text books into the future because it is so very easy on the eyes. It would be great if I could make a good e-ink reader purchase.

Any advice on what Is should get would be really swell.

06-12-2011, 11:41 PM	#1
sedition Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	Best $200 or less e-ink with epub + pdf + expansion please Hi Folks, I'm very much a late-comer to the world of e-reading. I want to buy an e-ink e-reader that is less than $200USD I'm a Canadian expat and I live in Taiwan. I will be returning to Canada and the US for a visit this summer so I have access to any e-readers available in Taiwan, Canada or the USA. I teach English to university aged students. Its getting to the point where I need an e-reader for work to keep up with many of my students, many of whom are reading texts and novels and many of whom are starting to adopt the Kindle 3. I also need an e-reader for my own personal reading and hopefully with the following functions: - E-ink (pearl I guess is the newest and best e-ink technology right now) - Reads epub and pdf (I would like it if it could render pdf documents from scanned material but I don't think any e-ink readers do this well. At very least it should be able to read pdf's ripped with Pdf-Creator) -WiFi -Expansion slot (SD or Micro SD) -Library access (I'd like to be able to borrow books from my home-town library in Canada. I've heard that these books are mainly lent in epub format but I'm not entirely sure if I can even loggin and borrow books from overseas.) -Dictionary (similar to what the Kindle has) - 6 or 7 Inch display -The ability to make some notes (similar to what the Kindle has) Would also be great but not entirely important if it also had.... -e-ink color to read comics -web browser that works well -mp3 and / or Loss-less audio playback -Could somehow read Chinese characters -Could also read .txt + .doc + .html -High lighting text -Replaceable battery -Some kind of integration with Calibre * NOTE: I have not entirely ruled out the Kindle -and although its the only e-ink reader I've played with- I suspect I would like to get something that is more DRM free and less tied into any proprietary format. In the next 6-8 months or so, I will do a technology upgrade aligned with the release of the new HTC phones and HTC dual core digital pads that are running Android Honey Comb. It is likely that I will be able to use these devices to read color documents and comics and such but I really believe that e-ink is what I continue to use to read novels and newspapers and text books into the future because it is so very easy on the eyes. It would be great if I could make a good e-ink reader purchase. Any advice on what Is should get would be really swell.