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Elfwreck · 02-09-2009, 01:37 PM

I'm in the SF Bay area; local Craigslist regularly has PRS-500 (the old, now-unsupported version) for between $150 and $200.

I second the recommendation for a Clié and e-reading software (I prefer eReader to Mobipocket, but it's a matter of taste, and there's certainly more commercially available for Mobi). Find out if you *like* reading books on a small, portable device before you commit to an eInk reader that doesn't do anything else. If you find yourself unwilling/unable to read novel-length books on a small screen with metal edges, you can at least use the Clié for puzzles and an address book.

02-09-2009, 01:37 PM	#9
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	I'm in the SF Bay area; local Craigslist regularly has PRS-500 (the old, now-unsupported version) for between $150 and $200. I second the recommendation for a Clié and e-reading software (I prefer eReader to Mobipocket, but it's a matter of taste, and there's certainly more commercially available for Mobi). Find out if you like reading books on a small, portable device before you commit to an eInk reader that doesn't do anything else. If you find yourself unwilling/unable to read novel-length books on a small screen with metal edges, you can at least use the Clié for puzzles and an address book.