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Originally Posted by mouha
You mean not the thread about reading Mangas ? if so please point me there, so I'd close this one.
Anyway, I've read that Onyx have crashes quite often.
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Sorry, I thought you were talking about manga.
What exactly do you plan to read on the device? If you just want to read normal books (not pdf), I think a normal 6" would be okay. I felt this way but I got used to a 6". The Kobo 6.8" H2O would give you a bit more space. It needs some configuring but it's not a huge deal. I had the smaller model, the Glo HD I think it's called, but I found it slow. I think you'd be fine with the H2O once you configured it okay. I don't think you really need an 8", but that's your privilege of course
The Kobo does need some messing about, but it is a very open device that will read any format.
Re: the Kindle, you are quite correct that it is the most closed device. You can convert epubs and other formats to .mobi using Calibre and load them onto the device. The Kindle is fast and works simply, but it is very limited. You cannot use custom fonts and the other options like the margins are very limited.
Another point is that Amazon has brought in a new format called kfx that remains impossible to convert to other formats.
re: the larger devices, I suggest you check the reviews on the digital reader and on Amazon.com. I believe the digital reader liked the pocketbook more than the Onyx. As far as I know, the Onyx is rather old. The Cybook seems unpopular.
The main reason people buy bigger e-readers is to read pdf and for other non-reading functions. For that, the Onyx is better because it runs Android, which allows much more software, and so more functionality. So maybe the Pocketbook is best for you. But based on my own experience I think you'd probably find a 6.8" reader adequate.