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Old 11-12-2010, 03:05 AM   #1
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Hi from the UK
Hi all

My name is Liz and I'm from the UK.
I have been lurking here for a while trying to gather information for the potential purchase of an ebook reader. My main use will be for PDF books (scanned) mostly from archive.org but also have a large collection of .mobi from Gutenberg. Particular interests are publications relating to historical travel/discovery, anthropology and wildlife. I don't read fiction. I also use .mobi on my phone.

I now have to decide which device to purchase as I seem to have amassed a heck of a lot of books which I'd love to read on a non-LCD screen. I had originally thought to use my Viliv X70 EX but the screen is tiring my eyes.

Looking forward to being part of this wonderful forum.
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Old 11-12-2010, 04:52 AM   #2
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Good to have your company, Liz. Before making a choice, it might be an idea to look at the impartial reviews of pretty well all available devices in the *Which One Should I Buy?* forum here at MR. Best wishes. Neil
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Old 11-12-2010, 09:45 AM   #3
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Welcome to Mobile Read; there's a lot of advice here on ereaders; also a lot of free classic books to download; happy ereading.
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Old 11-12-2010, 10:55 AM   #4
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Good to have your company, Liz. Before making a choice, it might be an idea to look at the impartial reviews of pretty well all available devices in the *Which One Should I Buy?* forum here at MR. Best wishes. Neil
Thanks for the welcome Neil. Oh yes, I've been round and round the "Which One Should I Buy" forum and am going dizzy . I'll get there eventually, I'm sure!

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Old 11-12-2010, 11:51 AM   #5
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Welcome to Mobile Read; there's a lot of advice here on ereaders; also a lot of free classic books to download; happy ereading.

Hi, thanks for the welcome. Yes, I've been lurking here for quite a while searching through the many forum posts. As I said in my intro, I'm more into non-fiction historic travel/discover/ expedition books, particularly relating to island and wildlife. I have made a promise to myself not to download any more books until I've made a significant impact on the 700+ I already have! Now to find the right ereader for me.

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Old 11-12-2010, 07:48 PM   #6
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Hi, Liz. Welcome! I don't really have the answer to your questions, but the great thing is I'm sure someone here will. Good luck.

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Old 11-13-2010, 06:21 AM   #11
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Too many people to thank individually so thank you all for such a warm welcome. Such a friendly place!

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