[daveandronilu]

Hello all. As I have had to retire because of my lousy health, and now with an inordinate amount of time on my hands, I am reading voraciously. Having always been a reader, I have watched curiously the last several years as the ereaders developed. I have enough smarts to know to NEVER buy a first model of anything. I am also watching with some interest the drama over format play out as with VHS vs. BETA. How funny!

I have been researching Calibre, and am intrigued by it to use for my ebook collection, and possibly the operating system of whatever device I wind up with. I really like the possibilities of open source software, and don't want to be tied down to one corporation or another. Calibre seems to fit the bill.


Ok, I hope someone will be able to steer me towards a reliable, relatively economical device. I can't believe there is not a company out there (foreign or otherwise) who can produce a robust little device without all the fluff that no one REALLY wants or needs.

Thanks in advance for any advice you may be able to give this newbie getting ready to abandon paper.


Thanks again for any advice