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BookCat · 09-15-2016, 12:59 PM

I'm not an expert on the full range of ereaders available now, and mentioned the Oasis because it has a way, other than touching the screen, to turn the pages.
I use Firefox and can't see a video on that product page, so you may have to resort to the various reviews of that ereader and others given on youtube, or google 'best ereaders 2016' (without the quote marks).

My old Sony prs-505 would be perfect, you may be able to find a reconditioned one, but they are slow compared to modern ereaders and you would need to use Calibre to convert every book to lrf. This would be easy for non DRM'd books, you'd need to strip the DRM before converting otherwise. Also, the 505 didn't have a dictionary function or highlighting, nor does it have an illuminated screen (the main reason I no longer use it) but it had great ergonomics.

Buttons on ereaders are becoming popular again, so someone else might come along with a better suggestion.

A big downside of the Oasis is the huge price.

09-15-2016, 12:59 PM	#4
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I'm not an expert on the full range of ereaders available now, and mentioned the Oasis because it has a way, other than touching the screen, to turn the pages. I use Firefox and can't see a video on that product page, so you may have to resort to the various reviews of that ereader and others given on youtube, or google 'best ereaders 2016' (without the quote marks). My old Sony prs-505 would be perfect, you may be able to find a reconditioned one, but they are slow compared to modern ereaders and you would need to use Calibre to convert every book to lrf. This would be easy for non DRM'd books, you'd need to strip the DRM before converting otherwise. Also, the 505 didn't have a dictionary function or highlighting, nor does it have an illuminated screen (the main reason I no longer use it) but it had great ergonomics. Buttons on ereaders are becoming popular again, so someone else might come along with a better suggestion. A big downside of the Oasis is the huge price. Last edited by BookCat; 09-15-2016 at 01:04 PM.