I have narrowed my eventual choice down to the HanlinV5 from Australia because that is our home base or the Coolreader cos I love the look (Yep I know that is a completely stupid reason) and what appears to be lots of formats.
Now my question is what the hell do all these letters you all put out there mean? I am not a complete technophobe but I am really finding this so hard to understand. So in words of one syllable or less
could someone please explain to me what does it all mean?
Here is my my questions and also my 'wants' if that helps.
1/ What do you mean when you talk about Adobe, DRE, pdf bookmarks etc etc etc. Maybe someone here could set up a dictionary with all these and an explanation of what they all mean in simple terms?
2/ I live on a yacht so MONEY is our biggest problem so what should I be looking for when angling for the longest term usage and being able to move the books to another reader many years down the line?
3/ I want to be able to upload books anywhere in the world from probably public internet cafes. Does this influence the ereader I choose?
4/ What are the best, easiest, cheapest, user friendly ebook sites?
5/ I love the idea of the Text to speech of the Hanlin as when sitting in cockpit on long runs we can still maintain watch and not require a light to read which then ruins our night vision. Does this work? What format (gobbledegook letters) do I have to look for?
6/ I believe that I cannot access Amazon books because I won't be getting a Kindle. Is that right?
OK Now I realise that you have all just gone to sleep with boredom and I do apologise
But please remember that there are always newbies coming along and, well, you are a great resource so any help is appreciated.
Now remember - words of one syllable or less and I will hopefully get it!
