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Originally Posted by Ladyrixx
See I really want a reader too. I have bad hands/wrists and the tension of holding a paperback open one handed make it really hard for my to read as many books as I want. (And hardbacks are really, really heavy)
I'm debating between a COOL-ER...because it's purple, or something like a DX for my pdfs. So I wouldn't say they were just for a gadget fetish.
(And I have one of those libraries that likes to have book one, three and five of a six book series)
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Well, given this I'm not sure I would recommend a Cool-ER or a DX. With bad hands, I think you need light, easy to hold and easy to turn pages.
At least one person here complained about how hard it is to turn pages on the Cool-er. Likewise the DS is a bit large if you have bad hands.
Go to the ereader matrix and compare weights:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix
I think the 5 inch devices will be lighter and best suit your needs, unless your eyes need really big print. I would also prioritize easy page turning that doesn't cramp your hands. For me this would suggest the pocketbook, or Hanlin V5 because of the way they turn the pages. However, you will find boosters here of the Sony 300 and the Cybook Opus.
My current bias is towards the Astak Pocket Pro Ezreader (The Hanlin V5 in the matrix) available at the end of this month in North America at
http://www.theezreader.com/html/index.htm and available from
www.astak.com for international shipments. I believe, however, that the same unit is available internationally from Bebook.