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Originally Posted by Irishsea
My question is, what's the best cheapest ( I don't care about age ) reader. I like epubs as most my formats already in them. I need older as if if break it is don't want to be out much as it will be thrown in my backpack before getting on the motorcycle to go to work. I was looking at the older Sony readers. Page turns don't bother me really as I read that could be a problem.
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I live in a retirement home and I bought a number of Kobo Auras, the original ones, for myself and my neighbors from this Ebay seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kobo-Aura-Di...jHUogBCEH52XdA
All were in perfect condition and couldn't be told from new. Most even came in new boxes. I suspect some, maybe all, were actually new but i don't really know that.
The original Aura is a fine device. It's screen really isn't as good as a newer Kobo or Kindle but it's still very good. The light isn't as even as later models but it's pretty evenly lit. If you get a good sturdy case for it it should hold up in a backpack, or so it seems to me. I have one with a $8 case but I usually just leave it out of the case and it's often in my pants pocket. I've never damaged one yet.
Personally I think Kindles are nicer devices but you want epub and this does epub and it's pretty nice and cheaper than the used Kindles with a light.
Barry