Personally I have the LG GPad 8.3 its a little over a year old but still a very nice device. 1080p 8" screen 16GB and can be had for right at $200 on Ebay new. Then add a mate screen protector to it to get rid of the glossy screen and you will be good to go.
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I read on mine quite a bit mostly because it is just so convient to do so and my NST is getting a little long in the tooth (it is starting to have issues). I really wish I could find a good eink reader in the 8 inch form factor because it is really good for reading. The only problem of course is that it does have LCD screen which means it will drain the battery during long binge reading sessoins but still I get a good amount of time with out needing power so really has not been an issue but would still prefer to not have to worry about it.