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Originally Posted by disney_mommy
I'm wondering about people who have 2 dedicated devices, say the Sony and the Kindle. Why do you have 2 (or more)? Did you get an additional one for a specific reason? Did you get rid of the old one?
My mom has taken over my Sony, and I'm thinking about either getting a new Sony or a Kindle, but I'm curious about people who end up with 2.
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I have both a Sony 505 and a Kindle 1. I bought the Kindle first and it's my favorite one to read with. I'm particularly fond of the price of books @ Amazon vs. books from the Sony store. (Not sure which store might sell ePub books compatible with the Sony reader.)
I have not purchased any DRM-laden books from anyone other than Amazon. Instead, I have bought 26 Multi-format books from Fictionwise and 25 Multi-format books from Baen/Webscriptions and a dozen or so Multi-format books directly from the authors. Then I also downloaded some 90+ free SF/F books from Baen and several hundred classics from MobileRead, Feedbooks, and Manybooks. That gives me *plenty* books to read on my Sony. While I know how to do the format shifting, I'm lazy and just want to get busy reading.
Why do I have two? Well, I decided to purchase the Sony -- which I got second-hand from a MobileRead member -- when I started learning how to make books. Looking at the results in the PC-based viewers is fine, but I really wanted to see the books native on the device. Then, my hubby bought me the lightwedge cover for the Sony and I make it a point to have a book queued up on the Sony whenever we're driving at night. The lightwedge bothers him much less that trying to use a booklight with the Kindle.
I don't plan to give either one up -- though I have loaned one or the other to my daughter from time to time. I might upgrade to a Kindle 3 or a Sony 950 (or whatever the follow-ons are called) if the enhancements seem to warrant the investment.
I also plan to buy a Bookwise-1150 and might spring for a device with native Mobipocket support. The colorful Cool-er is appealing and so is the Jetbook -- not sure either of them supports secure Mobipocket. I also saw a BeBook for the first time a couple of weeks ago and could be attracted to it as well.
What can I say? I'm a gadget junkie. Would love to have one of each.