MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Want best reader for downloading magazine articles, almost bought jetBook for $179

brettmiller · 01-10-2009, 12:46 PM

This week, there was a free ebook, Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan (for download until 1/15/09) at http://www.oprah.com/download and it was 227 pages long! I truly did not want to print this out and lug it around, but it got me wanting an e-book reader again.

I only subscribe to 1 magazine through the mail, USNews & World Report, but I have been reading articles from Newsweek,Time, and other sources a lot. Usually, I click the "Print Version" link a lot and use up a lot of paper, ink and staples so I can read these when I am not working and near a computer. This is not an environmentally sound practice, nor is it a smart money decision.

I was excited by the Kindle presentation until I learned that I would need to pay for Kindle versions of the magazines I currently read for free, and I did not see a way to upload anything I wanted to read like PDFs, etc.

I saw the jetBook on sale at Frys for $179 today and almost went and got it but thought I should read some reviews on this before investing.

I would like a reader device that can quickly download any number of pdfs, txt, html and docs and display them without having to spend the time converting them to a compatible format. I also would like the option of buying electronic books online.

From what I'm reading, having a device that will reflow the text is very important as well.

The backlit LCD vs. eInk doesn't really matter to me. Also, I don't need my reader to have its own transmitter so it can download without being connected to a computer (though this was an impressive feature of the Kindle).

Forum members: from what I've written, what would be my best option at the best price?

Thank you.

01-10-2009, 12:46 PM	#1
brettmiller Brett Miller Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orange County, California Device: None	Want best reader for downloading magazine articles, almost bought jetBook for $179 This week, there was a free ebook, Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan (for download until 1/15/09) at http://www.oprah.com/download and it was 227 pages long! I truly did not want to print this out and lug it around, but it got me wanting an e-book reader again. I only subscribe to 1 magazine through the mail, USNews & World Report, but I have been reading articles from Newsweek,Time, and other sources a lot. Usually, I click the "Print Version" link a lot and use up a lot of paper, ink and staples so I can read these when I am not working and near a computer. This is not an environmentally sound practice, nor is it a smart money decision. I was excited by the Kindle presentation until I learned that I would need to pay for Kindle versions of the magazines I currently read for free, and I did not see a way to upload anything I wanted to read like PDFs, etc. I saw the jetBook on sale at Frys for $179 today and almost went and got it but thought I should read some reviews on this before investing. I would like a reader device that can quickly download any number of pdfs, txt, html and docs and display them without having to spend the time converting them to a compatible format. I also would like the option of buying electronic books online. From what I'm reading, having a device that will reflow the text is very important as well. The backlit LCD vs. eInk doesn't really matter to me. Also, I don't need my reader to have its own transmitter so it can download without being connected to a computer (though this was an impressive feature of the Kindle). Forum members: from what I've written, what would be my best option at the best price? Thank you.