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Originally Posted by drake-r8
I'm a long time user of a Sony PRS-500, and I'm thinking about getting one of those $60 kibo wifi's from borders. Any impressions on how it stacks up with the rest of the pack would be greatly appreciated! One specific question I have is the way it displays the contents of my library. Is it possible to display your books on a shelf, with covers, or are the simply in list form? Thanks for your inputs.
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It is certainly the best reader you'll ever get for $60. It is very, very basic- it reads. And it reads nicely. But that's pretty much it. If you read straight text for the most part, it'll do well for you. If you want feature-rich, not gonna happen. It is, however, an extremely easy to use and reliable device and VERY well suited to someone new to e-reading. Daylight friendly because of the e-ink, good battery life.
It does have a dictionary, but it only works with Kobo-purchased EPUB files. PDF support exists, but it's a major pain button-ing over around left & right if you have to increase the page size because the text is small; I generally avoid PDF for that very reason.
It will indeed display your books in shelf form with covers.