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janmill · 08-02-2011, 02:39 PM

Hello everyone! This forum was recommended to me by a friend when they found out I was looking to buy an ereader.

Like the title says I'm a total newbie at this and when I started doing my research and finding out how many different ereaders are out there, it made me even more confused.

I've been reading through a lot of different posts here and have learned a great deal about ereaders but I was hoping to get a little more help from people who are more experienced!

Basically I love reading but it has gotten so bad that there is no more room on my bookshelves and now I just have stacks of books, taller than I am, all around my room.

I am a college student but I can't really see myself using an ereader for text books because they are so dang expensive (the textbooks) and I would need an easy way to highlight and take notes. Also, a lot of times you only have etext books for a certain amount of time (like a semester) and than they expire.

This might sound odd but I also love the ctrl +f (find) ability on computers so that if I'm trying to find something on a long page of text I can just type it in and it will either take me directly to where the text is, or it will tell me that that text can't be found. I don't know if any ereaders have this, or a similar function.

From what I was reading on here it seems that the Kindle doesn't support ebooks from the library. I really need an ebook that does (also thanks to someone who posted about the Philadelphia free library!).

I'm not looking to do a lot of internet browsing (that's what my laptop is for) but basic stuff (email, certain forums etc) would be great.

I don't have a preference between eink or LCD screens as I do not know enough about them. I have played around with my uncles Kindle and liked it but now I'm looking into all the other ereaders out there.

I also don't have a preference over touch screen or buttons.

I just really need a place to start looking. I will, of course, test out any recommendations given here. I won't just go out and buy whatever! But I'm just so jumbled I just really need a place to start.

So thanks for any help you can give!

08-02-2011, 02:39 PM	#1
janmill Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Newbie who didn't know there were so many different ereaders & is now more confused Hello everyone! This forum was recommended to me by a friend when they found out I was looking to buy an ereader. Like the title says I'm a total newbie at this and when I started doing my research and finding out how many different ereaders are out there, it made me even more confused. I've been reading through a lot of different posts here and have learned a great deal about ereaders but I was hoping to get a little more help from people who are more experienced! Basically I love reading but it has gotten so bad that there is no more room on my bookshelves and now I just have stacks of books, taller than I am, all around my room. I am a college student but I can't really see myself using an ereader for text books because they are so dang expensive (the textbooks) and I would need an easy way to highlight and take notes. Also, a lot of times you only have etext books for a certain amount of time (like a semester) and than they expire. This might sound odd but I also love the ctrl +f (find) ability on computers so that if I'm trying to find something on a long page of text I can just type it in and it will either take me directly to where the text is, or it will tell me that that text can't be found. I don't know if any ereaders have this, or a similar function. From what I was reading on here it seems that the Kindle doesn't support ebooks from the library. I really need an ebook that does (also thanks to someone who posted about the Philadelphia free library!). I'm not looking to do a lot of internet browsing (that's what my laptop is for) but basic stuff (email, certain forums etc) would be great. I don't have a preference between eink or LCD screens as I do not know enough about them. I have played around with my uncles Kindle and liked it but now I'm looking into all the other ereaders out there. I also don't have a preference over touch screen or buttons. I just really need a place to start looking. I will, of course, test out any recommendations given here. I won't just go out and buy whatever! But I'm just so jumbled I just really need a place to start. So thanks for any help you can give!