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Originally Posted by kgn
The Nook looks good - but the bottom screen is a problem.
The Kindle 2 is a good price, but limited memory (2 gigs)
The Sony 600 might be ok.
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The nook is a rather nice unit, the screen is very clear to read, the touch screen on the bottom goes dark after a very short while (you can set the time) and when it's dark you can then use it as a swipe to change pages. So it's not a problem at all. The touch screen does use more power than other readers but you should still get about 5 or 6 days out of it (that's using it, 4 hours a day), before recharge. But as you said it's only real draw back is the way it catalogues it's books. you can softroot it and install trook and that will fix that little problem.
Kindle 2 again nice unit...but does not read epub, so limited on where you buy your books from
The sony PRS 600 very nice looking and robust reader, it looks expensive but the screen is a real pain. the contrast is not as good as the nook so it's harder to read and because of the touch screen it reflects any lights in the room making it even harder to read.
The kobo reader, I held it next to my nook to check out the screen .. I believe the nook was better but it was really hard to find any difference. The kobo has a very nice catalogue system for it's books.
So I would recommend the nook or the kobo... maybe the kobo wins out seeing it's easier to get hold off. It's not that easy buying a nook from the US.
I'm sure other people here will argue with what I posted :-)