Thread: 8+ Readers in comparison
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Old 05-06-2010, 04:15 PM   #518
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Originally Posted by afa View Post
mgmueller,

Can I ask how you are purchasing books from the B&N store for your Nook? From what I can see, it looks like you need to have a US billing address to buy their ebooks.

So which e-reader would you say is the best one to buy for under $300? My main, almost exclusive, use of it would be to read novels. Don't really care about note-taking or highlighting, or audio, or web-browsing, etc. A dictionary would be nice, though. And the usual things like interface, and managing content.

One more thing: even though I'm not going to be reading tech publications, I would want a reader that has decent PDF support. This is because I've noticed that some ebook retailers are selling certain novels (that I'm interested in) in PDF (ADE).

Any advice would be appreciated.
Concerning B&N:
You need a valid US address and VPN (either on your PC or on softrooted nook). VPN "simulates" an american IP address. Any credit card will do. If you forget VPN, the respective purchase will be cancelled, but they don't cancel your account.

Concerning reader below $ 300:
For "casual reads" I enjoy Sony 900, BeBook Neo/Onyx Boox, iRex 800 (rebates from Amazon and others), Cybook Opus, PocketBook 360 and nook. You can't go wrong with any of those. With the announced firmware update (beta version already available) my personal favorite probably will be iRex 800. Close behind right now: nook and PocketBook 360. As you've mentioned B&N, I'd take an intensive look at nook.

Concerning PDF:
PDF really is one of the worst source formats. You should try to avoid it if possible.
If you really need it, for "casual reads", all the readers above will do. If you should turn to technical documents, it's way more complicated. Then zoom comes in handy. You'll have that on BeBook Neo/Onyx Boox and iRex 800 of the readers described above. The others have their weaknesses there.
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