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Originally Posted by Rejet
Hi,
Currently, my country, Singapore, has only 1 e-ink reader for sale. It's the iRiver Story. Apparently Amazon doesn't want to bring the Kindle into the SE Asia market. I have the option to import Sony readers, but it'll compromise warranty and support as Sony doesn't have technical support for their e-readers in Singapore.
My question:
I have a collection of e-books, mostly in pdf format. I tried it out with my own SD card at the store, and reading is quite erratic for pdf files. ie,
a)I can't zoom on certain files,
b)have to read on landscape view, instead of my preferred portrait view
c) on files that can be zoomed in, i have to pan around the page to read it completely
So, is it because I have to format my pdf files somehow, or is it because the device can only read pdf files this way?
Or should I convert the pdf files to ePub format on Calibre then transfer it to the iRiver?
I hope you guys can help with my problem. Thank you for your time.  |
Hi,
I'm from Germany, but I've bought half a dozen readers in the US.
Realistically, I'll use each reader for about 2 years, then they'll most likely be replaced by new technology.
Within those 2 years, I'm optimistic having no technical troubles at all.
In the very worst case, I'd have to send a reader back to the US.
Given the savings I've got per reader because of the actual Dollar rate, this would be more or less even.
From my personal experience I'd recommend, going for the reader of your choice, whether it's available in your region or not.