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tdonline · 04-12-2015, 10:06 PM

Thank you to everyone for your responses and advice. I'm pleasantly surprised to see there's still some activity in this subforum. After posting, I realized I should have posted this thread in the What Should I Buy subforum and wasn't expecting any responses here.

Just to cover some of the points raised so far. Yes, the library systems that I use do offer ebooks multiple formats--including Kindle. And doing a search, I noticed that though both library collections have a greater amount of books in epub--the gap between epub and Kindle is very narrow. So going with Kindle shouldn't interfere with library usage.

Though I shop at Amazon, a part of me fights against going with Kindle, much I like I do not buy Apple--walled garden policy and the support of the underdog against the market Goliath. I have a feeling that going with the Paperwhite would probably make life easier in terms of content, but I still have the slight irrational whim against Amazon's enormous market power. It's why I went with the NST back in 2011. It helped of course that at the time, the NST really had a good argument for being best touch e-reader available.

Yes, I have used Calibre and am familiar with ebook liberation.

I guess I'll have to take a look at some ereaders. I went to the local Staples today as they carry Kindles. My local branch has spectacularly unhelpful staff (they are nice folks--just have zero technical skills/knowledge). The display Paperwhite was non-functional so that research excursion was pretty much a non-starter. I do find the squarer look of the Paperwhite slightly jarring as I'm used to the rounder edges of the Nook.

I'll have to see where I can get my hands on a Kobo. I'm intrigued with the upcoming HD Glo--it sounds great. I'm not sure I'm willing to pay $150 for an ereader though. I definitely will not buy it without kicking the tires a bit--not at that price point.

I may go with the Glowlight if there's a good sale. A price drop to $79 may be enticing enough. I suppose if it works and lasts a few years--it may not matter if BN abandons the ereader market. My fear is if I buy one and something goes wrong within the first year and BN has washed its hands of the product.

When looking for a reader in 2011, I did consider the card slot important but now, as a library user, capacity to store hundreds to thousands of books is irrelevant to me. I have maybe 15 books on my NST.

04-12-2015, 10:06 PM	#6
tdonline Addict Posts: 309 Karma: 2644486 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: PW3, Nook Simple Touch	Thank you to everyone for your responses and advice. I'm pleasantly surprised to see there's still some activity in this subforum. After posting, I realized I should have posted this thread in the What Should I Buy subforum and wasn't expecting any responses here. Just to cover some of the points raised so far. Yes, the library systems that I use do offer ebooks multiple formats--including Kindle. And doing a search, I noticed that though both library collections have a greater amount of books in epub--the gap between epub and Kindle is very narrow. So going with Kindle shouldn't interfere with library usage. Though I shop at Amazon, a part of me fights against going with Kindle, much I like I do not buy Apple--walled garden policy and the support of the underdog against the market Goliath. I have a feeling that going with the Paperwhite would probably make life easier in terms of content, but I still have the slight irrational whim against Amazon's enormous market power. It's why I went with the NST back in 2011. It helped of course that at the time, the NST really had a good argument for being best touch e-reader available. Yes, I have used Calibre and am familiar with ebook liberation. I guess I'll have to take a look at some ereaders. I went to the local Staples today as they carry Kindles. My local branch has spectacularly unhelpful staff (they are nice folks--just have zero technical skills/knowledge). The display Paperwhite was non-functional so that research excursion was pretty much a non-starter. I do find the squarer look of the Paperwhite slightly jarring as I'm used to the rounder edges of the Nook. I'll have to see where I can get my hands on a Kobo. I'm intrigued with the upcoming HD Glo--it sounds great. I'm not sure I'm willing to pay $150 for an ereader though. I definitely will not buy it without kicking the tires a bit--not at that price point. I may go with the Glowlight if there's a good sale. A price drop to $79 may be enticing enough. I suppose if it works and lasts a few years--it may not matter if BN abandons the ereader market. My fear is if I buy one and something goes wrong within the first year and BN has washed its hands of the product. When looking for a reader in 2011, I did consider the card slot important but now, as a library user, capacity to store hundreds to thousands of books is irrelevant to me. I have maybe 15 books on my NST.