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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
How many readers have you considered before liking the kindle more?
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I spent about three months researching choices and tested out the NOOK Color, the original NOOK, the Sony PRS-350, the Kobo, and the Kindle. Also looked at a couple of LCD readers very briefly before concluding that I preferred eink. I never saw a PocketBook or CyBook at a Brick-and-Mortar store, so didn't have a chance to test those out.
I didn't care for the LCD screens on the NOOKs, and the Kobo didn't allow me to do the sort of annotations that I wanted to make. I thought the touchscreen on the Sony was interesting but somewhat fussy (I tested without the stylus since I knew I would inevitably lose the thing), but I disliked having to go through the menu system in order to access the annotations feature.
In the end, I preferred the simplicity of just typing my notes on the Kindle's keyboard, the tactile feedback of the page turn buttons, and the ability to easily look-up additional information on the web when I'm reading an unfamiliar topic. I do not own a smartphone so having 3G access and a basic web browser is a really nice bonus. I've used it for sending emails, checking maps/directions, AND reading ebooks from Google Books. I also have some feeds scheduled on Calibre, so it's nice to be able to download those while I'm away from home.
For my needs and personal preferences, the Kindle was the best fit.