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Grayle · 07-23-2011, 12:21 PM

Hey guys,

my sister is in the market for an e-reader, and has turned to me to help her in her quest. All she really needs it for is reading ePubs, BUT, we live in Belgium and about half of her books are in Dutch meaning she buys them from local online stores. ECI Club mostly. I assume they just mail the ePub file, and I have no idea if it's DRM protected or what have you. They don't have a custom eReader, so I imagine they'd be DRM free and she could just drag 'n drop them onto whatever reader she buys, right? Or are readers such as the Kobo and Nook configured in such a way that only books bought from their stores can be put on them?

Secondary uses would be reading DOC(x) and PDF files for school. She might go for a touch screen, if she can then use the eReader to take notes and basically replace the notepad and pen.

But most importantly is that it does what it needs to do well: read books. She was looking at the iRiver Story HD, but apparently it'll sometimes forget what page it was on, or what magnification level was used and really, if it can't even do that then what's the point. If she can have some file management system on the eReader itself that'd be swell, so she can keep her school files, Dutch books and English books separate and easy to find.

In summary:

needed:
Pearl e-Ink screen
No glare, so no first-gen touchscreens
Must be able to drop any ePub file she has onto it without much hassle, she will rarely buy from the "big" suppliers like Amazon or... whatever else there is.
Sturdy, or at least it shouldn't disintegrate the first time she throws it in her backpack.

Important:
Reads PDFs and DOC(x) well
File management system

Would be nice:
Use it to replace notepad and pen, so a fully featured notetaking and underlining in PDF and DOC files machine.

price range: €150-230ish. But just suggest what comes to mind, really.

07-23-2011, 12:21 PM	#1
Grayle Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Cheap, durable ereader Hey guys, my sister is in the market for an e-reader, and has turned to me to help her in her quest. All she really needs it for is reading ePubs, BUT, we live in Belgium and about half of her books are in Dutch meaning she buys them from local online stores. ECI Club mostly. I assume they just mail the ePub file, and I have no idea if it's DRM protected or what have you. They don't have a custom eReader, so I imagine they'd be DRM free and she could just drag 'n drop them onto whatever reader she buys, right? Or are readers such as the Kobo and Nook configured in such a way that only books bought from their stores can be put on them? Secondary uses would be reading DOC(x) and PDF files for school. She might go for a touch screen, if she can then use the eReader to take notes and basically replace the notepad and pen. But most importantly is that it does what it needs to do well: read books. She was looking at the iRiver Story HD, but apparently it'll sometimes forget what page it was on, or what magnification level was used and really, if it can't even do that then what's the point. If she can have some file management system on the eReader itself that'd be swell, so she can keep her school files, Dutch books and English books separate and easy to find. In summary: needed: Pearl e-Ink screen No glare, so no first-gen touchscreens Must be able to drop any ePub file she has onto it without much hassle, she will rarely buy from the "big" suppliers like Amazon or... whatever else there is. Sturdy, or at least it shouldn't disintegrate the first time she throws it in her backpack. Important: Reads PDFs and DOC(x) well File management system Would be nice: Use it to replace notepad and pen, so a fully featured notetaking and underlining in PDF and DOC files machine. price range: €150-230ish. But just suggest what comes to mind, really.