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Llama77 · 07-14-2007, 10:38 PM

I am looking for a device to read e-books while sitting on the couch or in bed.

so I was really planning on getting the Sony reader, it looked perfect and then for $50, what a deal. This was until I went to check it out at Borders in Penn Plaza here in NYC. At first with the books that come already on the device, they looked decent, I am not sure that they were exact to paper but pretty close.

Now I had no intention to buy any licensed books via any retailer, I have resources where I can get almost any e-book for free from work. So I got a few of my favorite programming book titles, put them on my cameras Memory stick and took it down to Borders. I loaded up some of my books, one called "Agile Web development with Rails". The quality of the text was really bad, it really was not text, just little worm shaped lines. So I then used the size button and zoomed in, while this was a little better, it wasn't that much better. I just could not see myself buying this product even for the $50. sorry, but i will have to pass for my needs.

I am am still on the look out for a good device, any help would be appreciated.

The reason I need a great device is well, I cant sit very long do to sciatica.

07-14-2007, 10:38 PM	#1
Llama77 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: None	New here, looking for ereader. I am looking for a device to read e-books while sitting on the couch or in bed. so I was really planning on getting the Sony reader, it looked perfect and then for $50, what a deal. This was until I went to check it out at Borders in Penn Plaza here in NYC. At first with the books that come already on the device, they looked decent, I am not sure that they were exact to paper but pretty close. Now I had no intention to buy any licensed books via any retailer, I have resources where I can get almost any e-book for free from work. So I got a few of my favorite programming book titles, put them on my cameras Memory stick and took it down to Borders. I loaded up some of my books, one called "Agile Web development with Rails". The quality of the text was really bad, it really was not text, just little worm shaped lines. So I then used the size button and zoomed in, while this was a little better, it wasn't that much better. I just could not see myself buying this product even for the $50. sorry, but i will have to pass for my needs. I am am still on the look out for a good device, any help would be appreciated. The reason I need a great device is well, I cant sit very long do to sciatica.