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Hi
Recently joined the forums. I've been looking for a reader to read books and The Economist/other web or pdf news articles on my fairly busy express bus to Sydney CBD every day. I've already forayed into the world of netbook PCs but whilst I love my eeepc I don't think a PC is comparable to an ebook reader in terms of weight, screen, size, usability etc.
I've wandered around the forums picking up a little knowledge on the sony prs 505, cybook and hamlin as possible readers for me in Australia and noticed they all have their pros and cons. For me the best option seems the sony with calibre. Ie buy books online in mobipocket to convert for the prs505 using the various tools mentioned here and use the calibre functions also for reading The Economist.
As we're heading to the UK and Hong Kong for a few days in a couple of weeks I'll get a chance to see both the Sony and Cybook in London and hopefully pick one up there as it's not in Hong Kong I understand and doubt it will come over here anytime soon.
Anyway I'd like to say thanks for the information above (especially the Aus pricing of the cybook - way more than 179GBP in London) and good luck getting your chosen ebook shipped over here.
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