Hello people, thank you for your replies!
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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin
If I were you, I'd only look over the Kindle or B&N's Nook, because besides the good e-ink screens they also come fully backed by online bookstores with tens of thousands of ebooks.
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She won't be purchasing those myriad of ebooks, as most of them are in English and she's mostly reading Russian texts.
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Originally Posted by Pomtroll
Since you are in Canada, I'd go with a Kindle e-reader. I think your grandmother might prefer it to a larger screen reader like the DX.
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Mother actually, but since I have kids of my own, that makes her a grandmother. Also, while I'm in Canada, she's in Israel.
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Originally Posted by Cdesja5
IMO, you could pick any of the more common brands, I'm "responsible" for a couple of Kobo Touch and Sony T1's for older relatives/friends and once the initial setup is done and I've helped them with the basics and a bit of coaching they do fine.
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As far as I know, Kobo & Sony only have 6" e-readers and I think that a larger one will be more convenient (although I may be wrong).
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Originally Posted by Cdesja5
Make sure of the format of the books to be read. If they are epub the Kindle would not work, the only format for the kindle is mobi or azw or pdf. If the books are epub, the Sony or Kobo are the ones to get. There are more font choices on the kobo.
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The formats of most files are TXT, DOC, RTF, PDF, HTM and FB2.