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Originally Posted by jmajluf
Iīm new here.
I just decided that I need an ebook reader because my Blackbery doesnīt do it for me (itīs great but I would like the "book feel".
I need a device that wil allow me to read multiple formats, including PDF, Mobi, ..
I would also like to be able to categorize my ebooks in folders (if possible).
And I would like a touch screen and be able to highlight/add notes.
What do you suggest?
Thanks in advance!
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"Touchscreen" limits your choices.
Onyx Boox/BeBook Neo has lots of fans - for a relatively low price.
My personal favorites re. touchscreens are
iRex 800 (would be interesting to know what happens about their expertise, now after chapter 11) and
Sony 900.
Some are negative about Sony's display quality because of the touchscreen layer (glare, reflection, ...). You should test yourself.
I'm not sure, whether I would recommend iRex 800 right now. It's a great product, but future support is questionable.
Onyx Boox/BeBook Neo is very affordable and receives frequent firmware updates. I'm not too enthusiastic about the design, but it's capabilities certainly are within the top 20%.
I'm a fan of touchscreens as well. But quite frankly, on most of my readers, I'm not using it at all. On BeBook Neo for example, I'm turning pages with the buttons instead of using the touchscreen.
In my opinion, you'll only benefit from touchscreens, if you're enthusiastically into taking notes, making annotations, highlighting and stuff like that. If not, there are way more readers to check out: PocketBook 360, CyBook Opus, nook.
An interesting gadget may be Spring Design Alex: Touchscreen similar to iPhone + ePaper display similar to Kindle/nook.
Concerning your criterias:
- Folders: Vast majority of the readers has it. Even Kindle now offers collections, which is a comparable way of organising your books.
- Highlighting/notes: Not "exotic" either. There are differences though. For example, I find it less convenient, to mark the word of interest on nook than on Alex. Touchscreen has some advantages here, but it's solvable without. Kindle for example is quite advanced in that regard.