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Originally Posted by DonnaIam
In the near future I am going to purchase an e-book device. I have researched and researched and still remain uncertain. In my opinion $400 is a lot of money and I don't want to make a huge mistake.
I've read a lot posts on this forum and I remain confused 
Even if this leads to some hotly debated replys, I really want you opinion. Would you please answer the questions below and feel free to add what you want. I'm not a techie;  I just want the best for my money and have the ability to choose what I download - I might need other requirements but since I don't own one don't know what they might be. 
Please let me know what e-book device you have.
Tell me the pros.
Tell me the cons.
If you were going to purchase a new one, which one would you choose and why.
If money were no object, which one would you choose and why. |
The good news is that I think no matter which one you go with, if you like the current state of e-ink (not everybody does), you'll be happy with any of the current crop.
They all really use the same screen and they're beautifully easy to read in direct sunlight and any regular reading light - and in light a little dimmer than a regular book, at least for me. Turning speed is quick and easy. The amount of content available isn't perfect yet, but it's increasing rapidly - I still buy a few books in physical forms, but it's becoming more and more rare.
The pro of the Kindle for me is the number of ways that it can sort files, even though the metadata isn't perfect. Also while some people find the buttons too large, I find them really convenient and easy to use. I like the wide range of content available, but I tend to buy from Fictionwise and convert over. But on the books that are extremely pricey at FW, I'll go Amazon.
The con is really the same across all of them - the difficulty of dealing with DRM and incompatible formats. Making the transition to Cybook and then from Cybook to Kindle was fairly easy, but I don't like feeling quasi-locked in.
Because of the backlog of books I have in mobi format, I'd go Kindle again if I went with a new device. But if I had any amount of money, I'd get at least one of each of them.