If you were happy with your Palm, I'd suggest buying another one (perhaps second-hand). You could still move over to buying the Mobipocket format (in anticipation of a dedicated reader), as Mobipocket Reader software is available for Palm OS devices.
By this time next year, there should be much better dedicated ebook readers, with much less fragile screens.
OTOH, I'm very happy indeed with my CyBook Gen3.
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Originally Posted by myral
Hi all.
I'm looking around for an e-ink reader, as the screen of my Palm Z22 has died/ frozen, and I mainly use it for reading books anyway, so why not on a dedicated reader?
I've been following announcements about the Readius, which seems to be a nice option for me (if they ever get around to announcing which DRM format they are going to support...), but I'm concerned about the pricing and availability. Has anybody heard any rumors about an actual launch date? The company showed the device in the Frankfurt Book Fair, but avoided announcing anything about a market launch. How reliable is this company?
The thing is, I've been buying loads of books from Fictionwise and reading them on eReader, mostly, and have some secure e-books on my bookshelf, which I didn't have the opportunity to read before running out of a reading device  . So, I'm eagerly anticipating any dedicated e-reader that would support this format and be available in Europe as well. Or is that only wishful thinking?
So, the next-best choice would be the Cybook, I guess, with Mobipocket support, so that at least I may be able to continue buying from multiple stores, without format conversion - I'm no computer geek and do not want to do anything more taxing than to read  , and the ePUB format that Sony alternately supports doesn't seem to have reached the Fictionwise store yet.
What should I do? Should I wait or should I buy now? Any input would be welcome.
Thank you. |