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Ea · 08-07-2009, 10:05 AM

I've had all three, and am definitely happiest with the Sony. I don't however, use it to read PDFs, and I read almost only fiction, which is all text.

I buy book in formats I can convert, and then use Calibre to convert them into native Sony format (LRF).

I partly like the Sony for the nice design, but also because it's stable and has given me least amount of problem (hardly any).

The HanlinV3 (Bebook) is also a nice device, but even if it supports many different types of files, none of them displayed the text that well IMHO. (Your mileage might vary). The design gives me much the same impression as IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads, and it feels solid in my hand. Functionalist rather than fancy.

The iLiad worked very well for PDFs (which I created myself in custom size rom Word files). Very stable and a nice large screen. In the end I gave up on it, because it was just a little to big after all. It's almost twice as heavy as the 6" ereaders, and it was overall too cumbersome, especially for travelling/commuting.

I don't know how well the new Sony 600 supports PDF, but I would suggest waiting a few more weeks and find out how people like it. Given the low pound at the moment, it might be a good orice if bought from Britain (I am eyeing it at he moment

) Alternatively, look into converting your PDFs - as I don't know what kind of books it is, I don't have any idea how well they might convert. I think you shuld expect some errors, but they might not be worse than you can live with them. AFAIK Calibre can convert from PDF - else Mobipocket Creator can also convert from PDF (to HTML, which can be converted to.mobi/.prc)

08-07-2009, 10:05 AM	#5
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I've had all three, and am definitely happiest with the Sony. I don't however, use it to read PDFs, and I read almost only fiction, which is all text. I buy book in formats I can convert, and then use Calibre to convert them into native Sony format (LRF). I partly like the Sony for the nice design, but also because it's stable and has given me least amount of problem (hardly any). The HanlinV3 (Bebook) is also a nice device, but even if it supports many different types of files, none of them displayed the text that well IMHO. (Your mileage might vary). The design gives me much the same impression as IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads, and it feels solid in my hand. Functionalist rather than fancy. The iLiad worked very well for PDFs (which I created myself in custom size rom Word files). Very stable and a nice large screen. In the end I gave up on it, because it was just a little to big after all. It's almost twice as heavy as the 6" ereaders, and it was overall too cumbersome, especially for travelling/commuting. I don't know how well the new Sony 600 supports PDF, but I would suggest waiting a few more weeks and find out how people like it. Given the low pound at the moment, it might be a good orice if bought from Britain (I am eyeing it at he moment ) Alternatively, look into converting your PDFs - as I don't know what kind of books it is, I don't have any idea how well they might convert. I think you shuld expect some errors, but they might not be worse than you can live with them. AFAIK Calibre can convert from PDF - else Mobipocket Creator can also convert from PDF (to HTML, which can be converted to.mobi/.prc)