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rabt · 08-11-2009, 12:49 PM

Hello all,

I would like everyones thoughts and opinions on e-readers and what would best fit my needs (or if there really is a fit). First a little about my reading habits and type of books I read.

I am an avid reader. I read roughly 30 to 40 books a year (mostly fiction and sci-fi/fantasy). I like to re-read books and I never get rid of a book. I am quickly running out of space to keep the nearly 500 books I have. I am also a part-time student in college and have heard that text books are possibly going to be offered in ebook format soon (the sooner the better as far as my back is concerned...lol). I also need to reference numerous guide/manuals in PDF format for my job.

Needless to say in my research into e-readers the first e-reader that seems to come up is the Kindle. I have thought seriously about the DX (I figured it would work best for those text books) but I did not like the idea of the battery being sealed into the unit and having to send in the whole unit to replace a bad battery. Not to mention the fiasco with the removal of 1984. I also noticed that the ebooks offered through amazon seem to be cheaper than most other ebook sites (although why an electronic copy costs almost as much as a physical copy still does not make sense to me but I'm sure that has been beaten to death in previous posts...lol).

So please let me hear about your experiences with e-readers as well as ebook sites and what you think I should consider for my first ebook reader.

08-11-2009, 12:49 PM	#1
rabt Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio, USA Device: none	noobie requesting your thoughts and opinions Hello all, I would like everyones thoughts and opinions on e-readers and what would best fit my needs (or if there really is a fit). First a little about my reading habits and type of books I read. I am an avid reader. I read roughly 30 to 40 books a year (mostly fiction and sci-fi/fantasy). I like to re-read books and I never get rid of a book. I am quickly running out of space to keep the nearly 500 books I have. I am also a part-time student in college and have heard that text books are possibly going to be offered in ebook format soon (the sooner the better as far as my back is concerned...lol). I also need to reference numerous guide/manuals in PDF format for my job. Needless to say in my research into e-readers the first e-reader that seems to come up is the Kindle. I have thought seriously about the DX (I figured it would work best for those text books) but I did not like the idea of the battery being sealed into the unit and having to send in the whole unit to replace a bad battery. Not to mention the fiasco with the removal of 1984. I also noticed that the ebooks offered through amazon seem to be cheaper than most other ebook sites (although why an electronic copy costs almost as much as a physical copy still does not make sense to me but I'm sure that has been beaten to death in previous posts...lol). So please let me hear about your experiences with e-readers as well as ebook sites and what you think I should consider for my first ebook reader.