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surrealmind · 05-26-2010, 10:23 AM

If you're interested in ancient technology, you could always get the venerable eBookwise 1150. It's a backlit reader, and one of my favorite features is being able to read in bed without disturbing my wife.

That said, however, it is old technology. It is hard getting newer ebooks on it without advanced conversion techniques, which requires one to be a bit of techie. And the typeface is not near as nice as the more recent readers (though it is very comfortable to hold and has good annotations ability). And it's relatively cheap, about $100 new.

Anyway, just wanted to get you a little more information. Again, it is not user friendly like any of the new readers; it's more like a cult classic. For ease and more modern ebook accessibility, Tamara's options are a better choice.

05-26-2010, 10:23 AM	#4
surrealmind Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 22 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Nook Color CM7, EB 1150, TC1100	If you're interested in ancient technology, you could always get the venerable eBookwise 1150. It's a backlit reader, and one of my favorite features is being able to read in bed without disturbing my wife. That said, however, it is old technology. It is hard getting newer ebooks on it without advanced conversion techniques, which requires one to be a bit of techie. And the typeface is not near as nice as the more recent readers (though it is very comfortable to hold and has good annotations ability). And it's relatively cheap, about $100 new. Anyway, just wanted to get you a little more information. Again, it is not user friendly like any of the new readers; it's more like a cult classic. For ease and more modern ebook accessibility, Tamara's options are a better choice.