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GERGE · 06-13-2010, 03:16 AM

PB302 is 339$, Nook(plus a free 50$ online gift card) is 259$, I don't think PB602 is out yet. PocketBook 602's only difference from 302 is Wacom screen, so no glare there. You shouldn't buy a PB302, you should wait for 602 because of the glare. PB302 uses the same screen as Sony PRS-600.

With PocketBook you can't use B&N store. Others are fair game.

I think you should never buy an eReader without a good eBookstore, whereever you live. Mind you, that's my idea. I live in Istanbul, and I bought Nook mostly for its store. Many of the books are only available in Amazon or B&N with affordable prices. Justin Cronin's The Passage is 9.99$ on B&N, 20$ on Fictionwise, illegaly free on torrent. There are many eBookstores your can use with PB but none of them are as big or well-priced as B&N. Try InkMesh to compare the availability and price of the books you are interested in.

Many here says that PB or the like is a lot better, and maybe they are if you look to the hardware. But we are talking about eReaders here. Devices to read, not devices to build a Linux box upon.

If you shall be pirating your books go for the PB, but if you are going to buy them the best thing there is is Nook.

06-13-2010, 03:16 AM	#19
GERGE Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 5797160 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Istanbul Device: Kobo Libra	PB302 is 339$, Nook(plus a free 50$ online gift card) is 259$, I don't think PB602 is out yet. PocketBook 602's only difference from 302 is Wacom screen, so no glare there. You shouldn't buy a PB302, you should wait for 602 because of the glare. PB302 uses the same screen as Sony PRS-600. With PocketBook you can't use B&N store. Others are fair game. I think you should never buy an eReader without a good eBookstore, whereever you live. Mind you, that's my idea. I live in Istanbul, and I bought Nook mostly for its store. Many of the books are only available in Amazon or B&N with affordable prices. Justin Cronin's The Passage is 9.99$ on B&N, 20$ on Fictionwise, illegaly free on torrent. There are many eBookstores your can use with PB but none of them are as big or well-priced as B&N. Try InkMesh to compare the availability and price of the books you are interested in. Many here says that PB or the like is a lot better, and maybe they are if you look to the hardware. But we are talking about eReaders here. Devices to read, not devices to build a Linux box upon. If you shall be pirating your books go for the PB, but if you are going to buy them the best thing there is is Nook. Last edited by GERGE; 06-13-2010 at 04:28 AM.