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Old 10-03-2011, 02:14 PM   #1
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What e-reader to buy secondhand?
Hi, all. I've spent ages looking through the "What to buy" section, and come to the conclusion that I initially need to buy a secondhand e-reader in order to work out what I like and what I don't. So, the question is - what is good value secondhand?

My basic needs are an e-reader purely to read books: I'm not interested in reading newspapers, looking at pictures, listening to music. I would like to be able to annotate easily, and use removable media (preferably SD cards, but I'm flexible on the format). Touch-screen and e-ink would be nice, as would the ability to try using other reader programs and/or rooting it.

Other possibly relevant information is that I'm in the UK.

I like the look of the IRex Iliad, but it hasn't been supported for quite a while, and I can't find much in the way of spare parts availability. Alternatively, the JetBooks look good, but they are so relatively cheap is it worth buying one secondhand?

So, over to you for your thoughts!
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