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hermance · 07-31-2009, 03:16 PM

Thanks for these viewpoints.

tmoody, I was actually going to respond to your thread, but my post was getting so long it seemed worth starting my own. I've been following along with it, though, and learning a lot.

cmhsieh, thanks also for talking about your experiences with K2. I'm definitely intrigued by the iRex, but it seems just too expensive for my first e-reader investment. I can't help shake the feeling that this technology is going to improve rapidly and that in a couple of years there will be much better solutions out there, particularly involving this PDF conundrum. Though I think an e-reader would be helpful for me, it would basically be a luxury item at this point, not something I am planning on using seriously long-term. for example, I do not intend to put my entire PDF library onto a device, but I would like the ability to store, say, the PDFs for the projects that I am currently working on.

It is beginning to seem to me that it may make sense to just go for the iPod Touch to get used to e-reading and the technology surrounding it. I'll probably pick up the Kindle App, and if I find that I really am using it, reassess buying an e-reader in another year or so. None of the current solutions seem to offer the ease of use and right mix of capabilities for what I need. I wish Amazon would have done a better job with the DX and PDF technology.

07-31-2009, 03:16 PM	#5
hermance Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: none	Thanks for these viewpoints. tmoody, I was actually going to respond to your thread, but my post was getting so long it seemed worth starting my own. I've been following along with it, though, and learning a lot. cmhsieh, thanks also for talking about your experiences with K2. I'm definitely intrigued by the iRex, but it seems just too expensive for my first e-reader investment. I can't help shake the feeling that this technology is going to improve rapidly and that in a couple of years there will be much better solutions out there, particularly involving this PDF conundrum. Though I think an e-reader would be helpful for me, it would basically be a luxury item at this point, not something I am planning on using seriously long-term. for example, I do not intend to put my entire PDF library onto a device, but I would like the ability to store, say, the PDFs for the projects that I am currently working on. It is beginning to seem to me that it may make sense to just go for the iPod Touch to get used to e-reading and the technology surrounding it. I'll probably pick up the Kindle App, and if I find that I really am using it, reassess buying an e-reader in another year or so. None of the current solutions seem to offer the ease of use and right mix of capabilities for what I need. I wish Amazon would have done a better job with the DX and PDF technology.