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lady_morana · 06-20-2007, 07:25 PM

I wish I could afford a new reader....that its main purpose is reading books. With the nice texts and the bright easy to read screens.

But alas, I am poor and would rather spend my money on other joys.

So I have 2 main ways to read ebooks.

First, my original book reader. A Mobile Pro.
Yes, I know, it is larger and has a keyboard. But it has a nice size screen that is bright unless you are trying to read in the sunlight. And I can do actual work on it.

Since my favorite book reading software is UBook, with the help of BookDesigner, I can read almost any book presently released on the market.
For manuals with pictures I have a PDF reader on my old mobile pro. Maybe three or four out of a thousand books I cannot get on my Ubook.

My new luxury is an Axim 51V. Again, I mainly use Ubook software, but I also have Adobe reader and MS LIT installed. I also have a voice text reader for when I am driving, It can finish reading my book to me.

So I have found that you do not have to have an expensive bookreader to enjoy ebooks. I have even sold Mobile Pros to friends who want to start cheap in ebooks.

06-20-2007, 07:25 PM	#17
lady_morana Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Axim V50, MobilePro 770	Older bookreaders..ahhh PDAs I wish I could afford a new reader....that its main purpose is reading books. With the nice texts and the bright easy to read screens. But alas, I am poor and would rather spend my money on other joys. So I have 2 main ways to read ebooks. First, my original book reader. A Mobile Pro. Yes, I know, it is larger and has a keyboard. But it has a nice size screen that is bright unless you are trying to read in the sunlight. And I can do actual work on it. Since my favorite book reading software is UBook, with the help of BookDesigner, I can read almost any book presently released on the market. For manuals with pictures I have a PDF reader on my old mobile pro. Maybe three or four out of a thousand books I cannot get on my Ubook. My new luxury is an Axim 51V. Again, I mainly use Ubook software, but I also have Adobe reader and MS LIT installed. I also have a voice text reader for when I am driving, It can finish reading my book to me. So I have found that you do not have to have an expensive bookreader to enjoy ebooks. I have even sold Mobile Pros to friends who want to start cheap in ebooks.