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Originally Posted by Lizzi
I am a book reader and belong to a book group which meets monthly. Have heard about e book readers and have checked out on line both Kindle and eco reader. I am looking for opinions - for and against these devices. What do you think is the better option and why?? I live in Australia Thanks.
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Hi Lizzi,
It's not just about the reader itself - because, as others have already mentioned, they all have limitations and restrictions as to what formats and styles they can read.
A good start might be to jot down a list of books that your book group has read over the past few months, plus other titles that you like or have bought for yourself. Then do some research and see whether they are also available as ebooks to Australian residents. Some will be, but many may not be. That might give you a general overview before you start looking at the hardware.
Some of the books that you can track down may also only be available in specific copy protected formats rather than a choice. Unless you are prepared to go through all the fiddle of learning how to crack them then that may influence your choice of reading device too. My preferred reader is actually a small computer rather than a specialist ereader, and one reason for that is that I can instal several different types of software and thus read any format of ebook, protected or not. That's not the case with Kindles, Eco readers, iRivers, etc.
Good luck with your choice.
Cheers,
Chris