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Originally Posted by DianaQ
I have heard good things about both Hanlin and Bebook.
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The BeBook is a Hanlin V3. It is sold under several other names too. In the US it is the
EZ Reader. The Hanlin (under whatever name) is a good choice. In your case one of its selling points is folder support. This is currently rare among ebook devices and it allows you to better manage a large collection of ebooks. You will have to decide on the folder layout yourself though. Reading multiple ebooks is not a problem with any of the ebook devices. They all remember where you got to in each ebook. The Hanlin has a recently read list, which is a convenient starting point (but again not unusual).
I like my EZ Reader. It is well made and comes with a cover (which you definitely need). There have been some reports of sticking keys, but the hardware is otherwise very solid. It has the longest battery life of any reading device (about 3 weeks if you don't actually read anything), so there is never any need to turn it off. Just pick up immediately wherever you left off. Its primary e-book format is MOBI, the only format with DRM that the Hanlin supports, but many other DRM-free formats are supported. It is also possible to use the Open InkPot alternative firmware, which only supports DRM-free formats but does this very well.