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Andy Griffith · 09-05-2011, 02:27 PM

Thanks for the replies, much to consider.

I was under the impression that readers such a the kindle and nook that have wifi/3G allowed one to download ebooks from most any website directly to the device, not just kindle/amazon or nook/b&n? Assuming the format is accepted by the particular device.

Increasingly I'm wondering how big of a deal the whole wifi/3G thing really is in my case. Sounds like I will be using the laptop to manage the incoming ebooks and then load them to the device most of the time anyway. I guess I'm a little different in that I don't feel an overwhelming need to keep a 1000 books stored on the device at any given time. My days of international travel are behind me and these days my wife and I mostly go camping in the pacific northwest at various locations of which wifi/3G is only available maybe 40% of the time anyway. And when it is available (we hookup through our droid phones that act as a wireless router) we will have our laptops with us as well as the reader.

What is 'sideloading'?

The ergonomics thing is interesting as I actually preferred the kobo with its slightly larger frame size vs the nook but not as big as the kindle. And the kobo had that great rubbery texture. But reading through the kobo forum the issues seem a bit troubling. While I love the small light size of the nook, it almost feels too small to me, if that makes any sense at all.

09-05-2011, 02:27 PM	#6
Andy Griffith Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 3180 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: none	Thanks for the replies, much to consider. I was under the impression that readers such a the kindle and nook that have wifi/3G allowed one to download ebooks from most any website directly to the device, not just kindle/amazon or nook/b&n? Assuming the format is accepted by the particular device. Increasingly I'm wondering how big of a deal the whole wifi/3G thing really is in my case. Sounds like I will be using the laptop to manage the incoming ebooks and then load them to the device most of the time anyway. I guess I'm a little different in that I don't feel an overwhelming need to keep a 1000 books stored on the device at any given time. My days of international travel are behind me and these days my wife and I mostly go camping in the pacific northwest at various locations of which wifi/3G is only available maybe 40% of the time anyway. And when it is available (we hookup through our droid phones that act as a wireless router) we will have our laptops with us as well as the reader. What is 'sideloading'? The ergonomics thing is interesting as I actually preferred the kobo with its slightly larger frame size vs the nook but not as big as the kindle. And the kobo had that great rubbery texture. But reading through the kobo forum the issues seem a bit troubling. While I love the small light size of the nook, it almost feels too small to me, if that makes any sense at all.