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pox67 · 08-08-2008, 06:07 AM

Hi All, I am glad I found this site!

I have wanted an ereading device for a long time but each time I investigate them they are not quite there. I started transforming and formatting ebooks into text files to read on a Cowon D2 with a 2.4" screen. This proved that I liked it but was too small to enjoy. I made it through a couple of books though.

Now I think it is time to step up to a real one.

I want a good screen (so Vizplex) and will be reading almost exclusively fiction and the occasional PDF (computer game manual mostly).

I will be getting most eBooks through Dymocks in Australia I think and their range of formats is like this:
http://dymocks.com.au/ProductDetails...=Endeca.297839

The readers I have narrowed it down to are the Sony PRS-505, Hanlin V3 and the Cybook Gen3. I think the Sony would win hands down but it doesn't have the Mobipocket format and I am not sure if it would be great to read just PDFs - that is why I am here.

I also wouldn't mind a dictionary on it.

So any recommendations would be great, also if I have missed a reader that you think would be good feel free to mention it.

08-08-2008, 06:07 AM	#1
pox67 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS-505 (stolen), Bebook	Fiction reader Hi All, I am glad I found this site! I have wanted an ereading device for a long time but each time I investigate them they are not quite there. I started transforming and formatting ebooks into text files to read on a Cowon D2 with a 2.4" screen. This proved that I liked it but was too small to enjoy. I made it through a couple of books though. Now I think it is time to step up to a real one. I want a good screen (so Vizplex) and will be reading almost exclusively fiction and the occasional PDF (computer game manual mostly). I will be getting most eBooks through Dymocks in Australia I think and their range of formats is like this: http://dymocks.com.au/ProductDetails...=Endeca.297839 The readers I have narrowed it down to are the Sony PRS-505, Hanlin V3 and the Cybook Gen3. I think the Sony would win hands down but it doesn't have the Mobipocket format and I am not sure if it would be great to read just PDFs - that is why I am here. I also wouldn't mind a dictionary on it. So any recommendations would be great, also if I have missed a reader that you think would be good feel free to mention it.