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HarryT · 11-10-2008, 11:39 AM

You don't tell us what country you're in - that's important!

If PDF support is important, assuming you want a 6" device (a screen the same size as the Kindle's screen) I'd suggest either the Sony or the CyBook. They do, however, approach it in different ways - the Sony will "reflow" the PDF to fit its page size (better for straight text); the CyBook will let you "pan" over the full-sized page (better for complex technical layouts, etc).

All the devices support bookmarking. The Kindle (only available in the US - hence my question about where you live!) supports searching; the Kindle and CyBook support dictionary lookup, but the Sony doesn't. The Kindle doesn't support PDF.

ie:

Kindle: No PDF, but has searching, dictionary lookup.
CyBook: PDF, dictionary, no searching.
Sony: PDF, no dictionary, no searching

All the devices mount as USB drives and support SD cards (although, to be honest, that's of limited relevance - the internal memory of all is sufficient for several hundred typical books).

11-10-2008, 11:39 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You don't tell us what country you're in - that's important! If PDF support is important, assuming you want a 6" device (a screen the same size as the Kindle's screen) I'd suggest either the Sony or the CyBook. They do, however, approach it in different ways - the Sony will "reflow" the PDF to fit its page size (better for straight text); the CyBook will let you "pan" over the full-sized page (better for complex technical layouts, etc). All the devices support bookmarking. The Kindle (only available in the US - hence my question about where you live!) supports searching; the Kindle and CyBook support dictionary lookup, but the Sony doesn't. The Kindle doesn't support PDF. ie: Kindle: No PDF, but has searching, dictionary lookup. CyBook: PDF, dictionary, no searching. Sony: PDF, no dictionary, no searching All the devices mount as USB drives and support SD cards (although, to be honest, that's of limited relevance - the internal memory of all is sufficient for several hundred typical books).