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Originally Posted by Plumadona
After much dithering, asking many questions, looking at tablets, apps, other readers, and even my iPad, I finally decided on a dedicated e-reader. Much as it pains me to give up on my Sony T-1 (tired of carrying a paper clip and the screen is getting a little dimmer), I've just gotten a KPW. I was looking forward to buying a T-3 this summer during a trip to Montreal, but it just doesn't make sense to me now since Sony is abandoning ship. I was very close to buying a Nexus 7, but a tablet would be a major distraction to me.
After a few days, I can say that I've fallen in love with the screen and find the contrast a big improvement. With the Amazon leather cover, it's way heavier than the Sony, but I like the protection as I use it a lot and take it everywhere. I miss the ease of Calibre sorting, but have resigned myself to converting and sideloading a few books at a time into PW collections as I get ready to to read them. I am also happy to see that library borrowing is no problem, a big issue with me as I am blessed with three library systems to choose from and get a lot of my books that way.
Much as I like my new reader, though, how I miss Sony. I won't beat this dead horse further, but it's a shame that they mishandled marketing, distribution and development for what should have been the leading ereader in the field. Oh, well.
Plumadona
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Glad you are happy with your paperwhite.
I must say though that I am very happy with my T3. I have had it for a couple of months at least and not had to reboot once. The reader and lighted cover together are more compact and seem to weigh less than my T1 without cover and a lot less than my T1 with lighted cover. And at $109 for both, the price seems right. You should sneak a peak at one when you visit Montréal.
Helen