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Originally Posted by DrMoze
My device of choice is a Sony 505 Reader. I simply wanted something that would take the place of carrying real leisure books around. The e-ink on the major devices (Reader, Kindle, Cybook, Hanlin) are most paper-like and far easier on the eyes for long reading sessions than any active display.
I like the Sony because it acts like a book--instant on, goes anywhere, long battery life (2+ weeks--I did *not* want another device that would require daily charging and die while I was using it!). Plus, it easily stores over 100 books even without memory cards.
I didn't need or want a keyboard, dictionary lookup, wifi, etc. I never use these things when I'm simply reading a book,and I already have a laptop and blackberry!
The Sony is very thin, smart looking, and well built. Most of all, I read a lot more with it than I had been. As for DRM, it isn't a major factor for me. I've bought a few books/bundles from Sony's store, but have found tons and tons of free ebooks online and have discovered several new writers. Plus, loading rtf or other files is easy, and it handles pdf very well now. (Note that I love to *read* books, and am not hung upon having lots of pictures and tables and comic books, etc.--just text.)
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I love to read books too and agree with most of this but comic books work very well on the reader now (possibly have for a while?) too
I don't have much of a use for tables either, but comics and embedded images work very well in my experience.