What a great forum. I’ve only been a member for a few days but I’m very impressed with what I’ve seen so far. I never knew there were so many devices available and I have certainly learnt a lot by reading the posts here.
Like many people, I am of the opinion that there isn’t currently a device that meets my requirements 100% and as such I am going to save my money for now and wait for the
Plastic Logic Reader to be made available.
I love to read novels (Terry Pratchett, Lee Child, Tom Clancy are my favourites) and as part of my job I need to read a lot of technical books and documentation.
My requirements for a reader are:
- Battery Life – as high as possible
- Lightweight
- Very fast boot time (like opening a book)
- Large book storage capacity
- PDF and business document support essential
- E-ink display (read it in the sun, no eye-strain)
- Ability to annotate
- Be able to read books from my favourite authors
So unless I have missed something (and please tell me if there is a device that is close to these requirements), I’m going to wait a year and save up for what looks to be a pretty close fit to my requirements.
In the meantime, I'll stick with my laptop for my e-reading and my i-mate JasJam for my commute.