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Originally Posted by Laurelle00
I am not really interested in spending $400 on an e-reader, but I’d love a $100-$200 option that I can feel ok about taking to the beach, and that I can use for my research/reading. (If there is an amazing option that costs more, I would consider it, but then I wonder if it wouldn’t be smarter to just buy the cheapest e-reader there is, and then buy an iPad for PDF reading, as that would already sync with my MacBook).
Any feedback or suggestions - I would greatly appreciate it!
In any case, I'm really glad I discovered this forum.
best,
Laurelle
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For your wants, I would go with the low end e-reader and an iPad for PDFs. Basically, none of the eInk ereaders I've tried are a great way to read a PDF other than the it's the only device I have with me so I'll pan and zoom situation.
Given that you haven't put your location in your profile so I'm going to assume North America, I would suggest the Kindle Paperwhite (the waterproofing is pretty much a necessity for beach reading or the Kobo Libra H20 which is also waterproof and has the same 7" screen as the Kindle Oasis for a lot less money). The PaperWhite shows on Amazon.com for $149.99 US for the 8GB model without special offers while the Kobo Libra H20 shows on Kobo's site for $169.99 US ($169.96 from Walmart's website). An alternative for the Libra H2O is to order from Chapters-Indigo where the price is $199.99 Cdn which translates to $141.44 US plus shipping which still works out a nice chunk cheaper.
In either case, calibre can be your best friend for managing your library, converting formats, etc.