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Originally Posted by Red Alert
I guess I have simpler requirements than most of you. I just want a reader to read. I don't underline, annotate or play games on it.
So the Sony PRS-500 fit all my needs. The Kindle added the keyboard and onboard downloading. Phew..I just wanted a book.
Also as to "feel." The Sony is elegant in texture and design. The Kindle and all others I've seen lack this "feel" and I regret it. Just looking at the newest offering by B&N looks just like its name i.e. Plastic. Also as to size, it is a larger format and that detracts from the format of Paperback size. Much less portable IMHO.
I'd like to be able to download and novel either via the internet of just going into a store, insert a thumb drive or SD card and make my purchase.
My Sony PRS-500 is now dead with a broken on/off switch. So I'm waiting to see what is available prior to replacing it. Hopefully someone will come out with an elegant replacement to the Sony series of eReaders.
A further gripe is the price of books. Sony and others often charge as much or more for a book than the purchase for a hardback in Costco stores.
Ralph
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I would like to suggest an alternative. The EZReader Pocket Pro. You can find several threads on it. IT'S superior, technologically superior to any device on the market, VERY small form factor (5" screen, and the body case is only 6" long and 4.x inches wide.. perfect for a blazer/jacket pocket), higher resolution, twice the grayscales, faster controller (MUCH faster page turns), able to support 16GB sd cards, no wifi, no 3g, no keyboard, 14 file format support. And expected cost at 199-209 USD.