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kgn · 10-07-2011, 06:43 PM

I have a Pocketbook 302 and I think it is a great bit of gear. I use it every single day and it has never played up once. One of my better purchases!

A friend of mine has the Kindle 3 and I think it is pretty poor. Very hard to get books onto it with the right organisation, even with Calibre. It does not have a touch screen. Very poor software - next to the PB302 it is a basic toy. I would never get one for myself.

The thing is I have a son (28) who is coming out of hospital for what will probably be months of recuperation in bed, and I want to get him an ebook reader of some sort. If I was made of money, I would get him the PB302 (or perhaps a newer model), but realistically I have a pretty tight budget.

I have thought of a tablet, but the battery life on those is so short I am thinking it really has to be an eInk device. But then again, he will always be close to a power outlet (lying in bed), so perhaps it is not out of the question. I will not be connecting to any online stores - all books will be copied over from a PC. Don't even need WiFi or 3G. In fact, would prefer not to have either.

The Kindle is my first choice and here in Australia it is less that $200, which I can handle. But I am thinking there must be something better out there...

10-07-2011, 06:43 PM	#1
kgn Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 94 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: Pocketbook 302	What to get for my son? I have a Pocketbook 302 and I think it is a great bit of gear. I use it every single day and it has never played up once. One of my better purchases! A friend of mine has the Kindle 3 and I think it is pretty poor. Very hard to get books onto it with the right organisation, even with Calibre. It does not have a touch screen. Very poor software - next to the PB302 it is a basic toy. I would never get one for myself. The thing is I have a son (28) who is coming out of hospital for what will probably be months of recuperation in bed, and I want to get him an ebook reader of some sort. If I was made of money, I would get him the PB302 (or perhaps a newer model), but realistically I have a pretty tight budget. I have thought of a tablet, but the battery life on those is so short I am thinking it really has to be an eInk device. But then again, he will always be close to a power outlet (lying in bed), so perhaps it is not out of the question. I will not be connecting to any online stores - all books will be copied over from a PC. Don't even need WiFi or 3G. In fact, would prefer not to have either. The Kindle is my first choice and here in Australia it is less that $200, which I can handle. But I am thinking there must be something better out there...