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Patarch21 · 05-07-2010, 02:35 PM

Hi,

I have had a pocketbook 360 for a couple of months now. Initially I had a problem reading drm'd epub files, but that was down to my own fault.

Having looked at what you need in an ereader, I would highly recommend the pocketbook 360. Some people worry about the small size of the screen, but actually i think this is more convenient than a 6 inch screen as it takes less eye movement. The screen is excellent and I have never had any problem with reflections or glare on the screen. I use it both on the Metro and at home. I probably use it for between 2- 4 hours a day and i find that i get no eye strain from it at all.

As to your pdf requirements, i am a teacher who uses pdfs widely for teaching in classes. I find that the pocketbook 360 deals with pdfs generally very well, there is reflow and automatic change of aspect by rotating the device. The only warning i would give you is that pdf's that have a high degree of pictures and or colour do not work very well with ereaders. A good guide for this, is that if your pdfs come out resonably well on a photocopier, then they will display well on an ereader. However i believe this is a problem for all ereaders due to the e-ink screens.

I cannot recommend the Pocketbook 360 highly enough. One last point, the support has been excellent and the other thing is that the device is totally user changable. You can totally change all the menues and search in exactly the same way that you would search for files and folders on a computer.

You can also easily upgrade and place addons to it as much as you like.

05-07-2010, 02:35 PM	#3
Patarch21 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Pocketbook 360	Hi, I have had a pocketbook 360 for a couple of months now. Initially I had a problem reading drm'd epub files, but that was down to my own fault. Having looked at what you need in an ereader, I would highly recommend the pocketbook 360. Some people worry about the small size of the screen, but actually i think this is more convenient than a 6 inch screen as it takes less eye movement. The screen is excellent and I have never had any problem with reflections or glare on the screen. I use it both on the Metro and at home. I probably use it for between 2- 4 hours a day and i find that i get no eye strain from it at all. As to your pdf requirements, i am a teacher who uses pdfs widely for teaching in classes. I find that the pocketbook 360 deals with pdfs generally very well, there is reflow and automatic change of aspect by rotating the device. The only warning i would give you is that pdf's that have a high degree of pictures and or colour do not work very well with ereaders. A good guide for this, is that if your pdfs come out resonably well on a photocopier, then they will display well on an ereader. However i believe this is a problem for all ereaders due to the e-ink screens. I cannot recommend the Pocketbook 360 highly enough. One last point, the support has been excellent and the other thing is that the device is totally user changable. You can totally change all the menues and search in exactly the same way that you would search for files and folders on a computer. You can also easily upgrade and place addons to it as much as you like.