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Originally Posted by donnakamla
I joined this site because I'm in the market for an eReader, because I love reading all kinds of books. I have been using an iPod until I lost it recently. Before that I used a PSP and that wasn't too bad an experience.
I can't afford to pay $1000 for an Illiad or similar. The Kindle has only recently come to Australia, and before we had something called Bebook available for around $300.
I've done what I could to get by, hence my modification of PSP to read text files.
But until I lost my iTouch I have been very happy reading from it using a couple of great apps, Stanza and Goodreader.
I've read the forum "which device should I buy" to help me in my quest. I was so ready to plonk my cash down for an eInk device that was reasonably priced and one that hopefully supported PDF well. I think from memory the Bebook Opus? sounded a good candidate to match.
But no, now I'm leaning heavily in favour of the iPad. Because I KNOW from using the iTouch what to expect. The selling point is not only the device. Its the two factors of great apps in combination with the touch screen and user interface.
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Welcome donnakamla. You are
so lucky to be arriving on the ebook device market now!
If only the iPad had been on it's way/announced one year ago already... it would have saved me months of worrying, wondering, speculating and plotting. It would also have saved me $450. That is how much my PRS-700 cost including import tax and S&H... only to realize that I still needed a wall charger too. Then I had to tell lies on the registration form when I registered my device, in order to have access to the store... sigh... if I had gotten the Kindle, the amount of hoops I would have had to jump though, would have been much more.
On the bright side side
the iPad is now on it's way!
YAY!
Now all I have to worry about is which one I will order from my LOCAL Apple store. I won't have to spend hours trying to figure it out, as I already
know how the ipad works. I
know how the software (iTunes) works. I know the company won't fade away, go bankrupt or discontinue anything. I know the software (iTunes) won't freeze or take hours to open. I know it won't crash my PC or my device. I know if something goes wrong with my device, it will be fixed or replaced immediately and locally. I also know that the screen will be GREAT (no nasty grey green screen surprises) and I know there will be more wonderful applications than I can possibly use.
Finally... I don't have to worry myself silly about making a big mistake by buying the wrong product because this
is the right product for me.