MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Looking for a no-frills, versatile ereader

superpig10000 · 05-16-2010, 12:37 AM

Hi guys,

I'm on the market for my first e-reader. I will be mostly using it overseas so I really just want something that lets me transfer books over from my laptop and is versatile in terms of book formats. I don't need fancy stuff like web browser, 3G or wifi. I'm looking for something that let me read free ebooks as well as ebooks purchased from a variety of online vendor.

I've been looking at the Nook and while it has some features that I won't need, it is not as proprietary as the Kindle 2 (I don't want to be stuck with just one book vendor). The Kobo, if it performs well in the speed department, is basically what I need. My main concern is that, like the Nook, it might take a while for the Kobo to be perfected.

Is there something like the Kobo (cheap, non-propriety book formats) currently on the market right now?

Thanks!

05-16-2010, 12:37 AM	#1
superpig10000 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	Looking for a no-frills, versatile ereader Hi guys, I'm on the market for my first e-reader. I will be mostly using it overseas so I really just want something that lets me transfer books over from my laptop and is versatile in terms of book formats. I don't need fancy stuff like web browser, 3G or wifi. I'm looking for something that let me read free ebooks as well as ebooks purchased from a variety of online vendor. I've been looking at the Nook and while it has some features that I won't need, it is not as proprietary as the Kindle 2 (I don't want to be stuck with just one book vendor). The Kobo, if it performs well in the speed department, is basically what I need. My main concern is that, like the Nook, it might take a while for the Kobo to be perfected. Is there something like the Kobo (cheap, non-propriety book formats) currently on the market right now? Thanks!