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Old 09-27-2009, 10:00 PM   #3
HansTWN
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Originally Posted by berniej View Post
Here's my dilemma:

I have my mind set on getting a Sony PRS-600. A friend was supposed to go on a short trip to the US and he agreed to get one for me. But his trip was canceled. I have some friends in the US that will be spending the holidays here (BTW, I'm from the Philippines) and I can ask one of them to get the PRS-600 for me.

Now the delay of getting the Sony Reader got me thinking: Is it really worth getting? I'm sure that there will be no after-sales service here if I do get it. For that price, I can get an iPod Touch and use it in conjunction with Calibre and Stanza and do my reading from the Touch. With the iPod Touch, I can get good after-sales service from local Authorize Apple Retailers.

But what I'm after is the experience of reading my eBooks from a *real* eBook device.

Any advice?
Go to the apple dealer, have a look at a book in Stanza and then decide if that is good enough for you. Many people are happy with that, many prefer ebook devices. I personally think the screen is much too small. It is ok for a chapter or two, but not for extended reading.
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