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blueblau · 07-19-2011, 06:55 PM

Hi everyone,
This is going to be my first e-reader and I guess I'm better off taking some advice from you guys.
I need an e-reader which will not hurt my eyes so tablets, etc are out of the question. I'm moving every 4 months now around the world. I have a us billing address and credit card, so I'll be able to buy nook books/magazines when I'm here and download them when I'm abroad. (I'm thinking of magazine subscriptions and guessing it won't be a problem since I'll make my first purchase when I'm in USA- however my credit card will expire in two years and it might be a problem later on). One of the countries I'll be visiting don't sell kindle and people had to play with ip addresses to buy and download amazon books. This is one of the reasons I was more inclined towards nook.
After writing here on the general forum I received suggestions about sony ereaders and I looked them from web. I'm a student now so I'll be able to have some discount but it's out of stock on the website. I checked for 6 inch model. And to be honest, maximum I'm willing to pay is around $150 including tax.
I went to barnes n noble, played with the nook also I went to best buy and had a little time with kindle (it was overcrowded). I found the keypad on kindle unnecessary but nook has a more square look and it didn't feel like a book. Also I'm concerned about the magazine subscriptions (times, economist,etc). I don't how how it will feel like reading them through a 6 inch screen. I tried but you can't tell from the store you know- not so much time, etc. A friend suggested kindle dx especially for newspaper and magazines but I also need a new pc so I don't wanna increase my spending on e-readers a lot. and I think I'll still be buying hardcover books every once in a while- so I'm keeping the budget constraint still. Also to be honest I don't read newspaper at all, I read magazines though.
And I'll do a lot of side reading- in different formats.
So given this info, what will you suggest I should go with?
Thanks in advance for your opinions!

07-19-2011, 06:55 PM	#1
blueblau Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook	first e-reader: nook vs kindle vs sony vs kindle dx (?) Hi everyone, This is going to be my first e-reader and I guess I'm better off taking some advice from you guys. I need an e-reader which will not hurt my eyes so tablets, etc are out of the question. I'm moving every 4 months now around the world. I have a us billing address and credit card, so I'll be able to buy nook books/magazines when I'm here and download them when I'm abroad. (I'm thinking of magazine subscriptions and guessing it won't be a problem since I'll make my first purchase when I'm in USA- however my credit card will expire in two years and it might be a problem later on). One of the countries I'll be visiting don't sell kindle and people had to play with ip addresses to buy and download amazon books. This is one of the reasons I was more inclined towards nook. After writing here on the general forum I received suggestions about sony ereaders and I looked them from web. I'm a student now so I'll be able to have some discount but it's out of stock on the website. I checked for 6 inch model. And to be honest, maximum I'm willing to pay is around $150 including tax. I went to barnes n noble, played with the nook also I went to best buy and had a little time with kindle (it was overcrowded). I found the keypad on kindle unnecessary but nook has a more square look and it didn't feel like a book. Also I'm concerned about the magazine subscriptions (times, economist,etc). I don't how how it will feel like reading them through a 6 inch screen. I tried but you can't tell from the store you know- not so much time, etc. A friend suggested kindle dx especially for newspaper and magazines but I also need a new pc so I don't wanna increase my spending on e-readers a lot. and I think I'll still be buying hardcover books every once in a while- so I'm keeping the budget constraint still. Also to be honest I don't read newspaper at all, I read magazines though. And I'll do a lot of side reading- in different formats. So given this info, what will you suggest I should go with? Thanks in advance for your opinions!