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Originally Posted by LuvReadin
Pretty much my thought processes as well - I ruled the Kindle out immediately because of the lack of library support. I love my T1, but I think if I were buying today, I'd make the same decision as you. Some of the features I thought I'd use a lot on the Sony I really haven't, and I don't think they're worth the £50 price hike over the Kobo. TBH, if it weren't for the battery life, I'd probably go down evern lower and settle for the WiFi.
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I went for the Kindle after weighing up the options because I decided that the best prices for ebooks (albeit only pennies at times), the best and most reliable shop, and the best customer support tipped the balance in Amazon's favour over the lack of library books. The impressive number of free books available daily from Amazon has been an unexpected bonus and means I have less need for library books anyway.
I could still shop at Amazon and convert books to be read on the Kobo or PRS-T1 if I really wanted to, but by the same token, I can still utilise library books for my Kindle... but as well as the fact library ebook lending is a bit patchy in the UK, I'm finding I am buying more books than I planned to, because I'm finding a lot more decent offers on ebooks than I used to with paperbacks.
To cut a long story short, I've not found the non-library issue anywhere near as much a problem as I thought, and I'm someone who used to be a regular at my local library.
Mind you, if I was buying my e-reader today, the price of the Kobo Touch compared to the others makes it very tempting. When the PRS-T1 first came out I was really tempted by it, there's no way I'd buy it today when I could get the Kobo for £50 less. It'd be a far tougher decision if I was in the US where the price difference isn't so vast between the various devices.