For PDFs you really need a reader that has a page size about the same as the page size of the PDFs you're reading. Otheriwse the PDF is either too small (scaled down), badly reflowed (not good with pictures/diagrams and not great with text) or you have to scroll around each page.
I'd suggest the Bookeen Opus for general text reading, and wait to see what large screen readers come out over the next six months. (i.e. have two different readers - one for ePub and one for PDF.)
The textr does look interesting. We'll have to wait and see what it's like when it ships.
Conversion to ePub is easy from Mobipocket using Calibre, or you could (when the firmware change arrives) switch the Opus directly into Mobipocket mode. (Licensing restrictions means it can't support DRMed ePub and Mobipocket at the same time)
I get most of my ebooks from Fictionwise. If you don't let them know you're in the UK the regional restrictions don't apply. Having said that, ocassionally UK stores offer a better price on particular books - usually if they're in paperback in the UK, but still only in hardback in the US.
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Originally Posted by mr_magicfingers
My needs are relatively simple, I'm not looking for an all singing, all dancing e-reader. I want one with e-ink display, don't want/need a touch screen, don't need to make notes, I just want to read things on it. I'd like the option to play music, and to connect/transfer via wifi if possible but they're not deal breakers.
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