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wallcraft · 11-27-2009, 01:09 PM

For EInk readers, your controlling requirements are:

Adobe ebooks
dictionary lookup

This narrows your choices down to: Sony PRS-600 or B&N Nook, or PocketBook.

PocketBook is a bit of a wild card, the PocketBook 360° is the nicest looking 5" device on the market in the US. It supports dictionaries, but not commercial dictionaries, and has only recently been introduced in the US - it is probably best today for "early adopters".

The Nook is an unknown quantity, and is out of stock until January.

The PRS-600 has a touch screen, and the associated screen layer makes it slightly less readable than standard EInk screens. It is a full featured Reader, and therefore a bit expensive.

If you drop the dictionary requirement, there are plenty of other readers that support Adobe (PDF and ePub). See E-book Reader Matrix.

11-27-2009, 01:09 PM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	For EInk readers, your controlling requirements are: Adobe ebooks dictionary lookup This narrows your choices down to: Sony PRS-600 or B&N Nook, or PocketBook. PocketBook is a bit of a wild card, the PocketBook 360° is the nicest looking 5" device on the market in the US. It supports dictionaries, but not commercial dictionaries, and has only recently been introduced in the US - it is probably best today for "early adopters". The Nook is an unknown quantity, and is out of stock until January. The PRS-600 has a touch screen, and the associated screen layer makes it slightly less readable than standard EInk screens. It is a full featured Reader, and therefore a bit expensive. If you drop the dictionary requirement, there are plenty of other readers that support Adobe (PDF and ePub). See E-book Reader Matrix.