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Old 04-17-2013, 10:47 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by iwilldeny View Post
I've got a Kobo Touch and it's been pretty glitchy over the past few months (completely freezes when the battery gets down to about 60%, freezes a lot during page turns, etc). I want to get a new ereader that is going to last a while.

I was totally against using a tablet as an ereader but I was reading more about them last night. I looked into glare guards and found the Moshi iVisor. It seems pretty good, looks more heavy duty than the plastic ones you stick on the screen but I didn't see reviews specifically about reading with it. Any tablet users have some insight?

Alternatively, are there any really good quality eink devices out there? From what I've seen they're all pretty similar when it comes to actual device quality. I don't really need a lot of features. I rarely if ever use wifi, don't need a light, being able to read PDFs well is good but it's not a dealbreaker. I definitely want a device that reads ePubs. If I lived in the US I'd consider trying the Kindle Paper White and getting Amazon Prime for the lending library, but we don't have that in Canada.
Good anti-glare screen protector on lcd tablet is usually enough for pleasant reading in lighted or dark room (with lowered screen brightness) but not good enough for pleasant reading in the sun.

Some sunshade is also needed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LUXdjowdKo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6f8c6sd_AA

It is not difficult to make some DIY cardboard sunshade for reading around the house.

If you need good pdf and epub, mobi, djvu, cbz e-ink reader without light, you can buy used Kindle Dx and just install KPV KindlePdfViewer thereon.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=2466450

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