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polly · 07-19-2011, 07:57 PM

If you plan to spend much of your time outside the US, I would recommend almost anything except the Nook. Barnes and Noble go out of their way to not support it overseas. They won't provide warranty service, will block firmware updates, and check your IP address when you enter their store. The only way to purchase from B&N oversees is to use a VPN service that will give you a US IP address and to turn it on before you enter their site.

I really like the design and firmware on my Sony; the touch screen makes it much easier to follow links in tables of content. If English is not your first language, it comes with language dictionaries for French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch.

I'd also recommend some of the less well know readers. The PocketBooks, for instance, have a loyal following. Have you looked at the Wiki that compares readers? You can find it here: https://www.mobileread.com/eink/.

A 6" reader big enough to read novels comfortably and small enough to be portable. None of the e-paper readers have color screens, so if it's important to you that the magazine look just like the paper copy, you might be disappointed. You don't say what you're studying, but the 9" readers might work better for PDFs from class. PDFs with lots of images and tables tend not to display well on a 6" screen.

07-19-2011, 07:57 PM	#4
polly Evangelist Posts: 454 Karma: 270240 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS 650, PocketBook 360, Astak PocketPro (RIP), Tungsten T3	If you plan to spend much of your time outside the US, I would recommend almost anything except the Nook. Barnes and Noble go out of their way to not support it overseas. They won't provide warranty service, will block firmware updates, and check your IP address when you enter their store. The only way to purchase from B&N oversees is to use a VPN service that will give you a US IP address and to turn it on before you enter their site. I really like the design and firmware on my Sony; the touch screen makes it much easier to follow links in tables of content. If English is not your first language, it comes with language dictionaries for French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch. I'd also recommend some of the less well know readers. The PocketBooks, for instance, have a loyal following. Have you looked at the Wiki that compares readers? You can find it here: https://www.mobileread.com/eink/. A 6" reader big enough to read novels comfortably and small enough to be portable. None of the e-paper readers have color screens, so if it's important to you that the magazine look just like the paper copy, you might be disappointed. You don't say what you're studying, but the 9" readers might work better for PDFs from class. PDFs with lots of images and tables tend not to display well on a 6" screen.