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quintanion · 11-29-2009, 03:35 PM

Yep, it's another newbie asking for help. I'm looking at getting an ereader for Christmas this year, and could use some input on which one would be best for my situation. I live in the US and am looking for one that sells for $300 or less. I'll use it primarily for reading novels, with the occasional scientific journal article. PDF support is a must, and I'd really prefer one that supports epub and library books. Based on that, I'm currently leaning towards the Sony 300. However, I do have a few questions:

First of all, I know that the Sony 300 has less memory than some of the others. Is it easy to remove/switch books, or are you stuck with the first 350 that are loaded onto the reader? If I have it for several years and amass a large library (especially with those free classics!), is it possible to maintain a larger collection on a computer and swap out books on the device as needed?

I also read a lot of sci-fi/fantasy - is there a good selection on the Sony store or other supported bookstores? I suspect this is one area where the Kindle has an edge.

Can anyone with a newer Kindle 2 tell me about the native PDF support? Does it completely bypass the $0.10 fee and conversion to DRM format? How does it handle PDFs in general?

Lastly, I haven't done as much research on the Nook or any of the other ereaders out there - are there any others that you would suggest based on my specifications?

Thanks for the input!

11-29-2009, 03:35 PM	#1
quintanion Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: none	Decisions, decisions Yep, it's another newbie asking for help. I'm looking at getting an ereader for Christmas this year, and could use some input on which one would be best for my situation. I live in the US and am looking for one that sells for $300 or less. I'll use it primarily for reading novels, with the occasional scientific journal article. PDF support is a must, and I'd really prefer one that supports epub and library books. Based on that, I'm currently leaning towards the Sony 300. However, I do have a few questions: First of all, I know that the Sony 300 has less memory than some of the others. Is it easy to remove/switch books, or are you stuck with the first 350 that are loaded onto the reader? If I have it for several years and amass a large library (especially with those free classics!), is it possible to maintain a larger collection on a computer and swap out books on the device as needed? I also read a lot of sci-fi/fantasy - is there a good selection on the Sony store or other supported bookstores? I suspect this is one area where the Kindle has an edge. Can anyone with a newer Kindle 2 tell me about the native PDF support? Does it completely bypass the $0.10 fee and conversion to DRM format? How does it handle PDFs in general? Lastly, I haven't done as much research on the Nook or any of the other ereaders out there - are there any others that you would suggest based on my specifications? Thanks for the input!