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Gatherer · 03-31-2005, 05:13 AM

Hi all.

I’m thinking of buying a handheld device primarily for reading ebooks, but I’m unsure as to what product would be best for my needs. This is the first time I have delved into the handheld market.

At present I have a large collection of ebooks and find it uncomfortable reading on a CRT screen. Also I find I have less and less time available at home to read so my commute period would be the ideal time to catch up on my reading. Obviously a handheld would be better suited to this then a laptop.

I would like something capable of displaying all the standard ebook formats (.lit, .cbr, .pdf, etc), a colour display and large storage capacity, if that’s possible. A secondary consideration would be the ability to play audio books; this would be nice but not essential. I have a budget of £300 ($560) but could stretch to more for the right device.

Do you good folks at Mobileread have any suggestions? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

03-31-2005, 05:13 AM	#1
Gatherer Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2005	Handheld ebook reader. Hi all. I’m thinking of buying a handheld device primarily for reading ebooks, but I’m unsure as to what product would be best for my needs. This is the first time I have delved into the handheld market. At present I have a large collection of ebooks and find it uncomfortable reading on a CRT screen. Also I find I have less and less time available at home to read so my commute period would be the ideal time to catch up on my reading. Obviously a handheld would be better suited to this then a laptop. I would like something capable of displaying all the standard ebook formats (.lit, .cbr, .pdf, etc), a colour display and large storage capacity, if that’s possible. A secondary consideration would be the ability to play audio books; this would be nice but not essential. I have a budget of £300 ($560) but could stretch to more for the right device. Do you good folks at Mobileread have any suggestions? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.