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Colonial chapette
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: Astak Pocket Pro
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G'day from Down Unda!
...only kidding, I don't actually speak like that.
Hi guys, What a gem of a forum this is! I'm in the market for an eReader, and heading off on an overseas trip in three and a half weeks so am pretty keen to lay my hands on one before I go. I'm an avid reader of non fiction (mainly psychology, economics and biographies) and classic lit and crime novels (although I'm weaning myself off those because of too many sleepless nights). I've realised now that my bedroom floor is almost invisible underneath a sea of books in which the one I want is always buried that it's probably time to consolidate. That and I just started reading 'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth which is a veritable house brick of a thing! Looking forward to getting lots of good advice and meeting you all. |
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Wizard
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: TAS, Australia
Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G
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Welcome to MR. Good to see the number of us Aussies are increasing here in the forums!!! Have you found an e-reader you're interested in? https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix is a good place to get a comparison of e-readers to see which one might suit your wants/needs.
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Colonial chapette
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: Astak Pocket Pro
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Yeah...I'm pretty well decided on the Sony PRS 300. Small and can read lots of formats works for me. Just trying to find one now
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neilmarr
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Monaco-Menton, France
Device: sony
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G'luck, Melbournian. Quite a few of you colinial chaps here -- even some from the Americas, I see. The Oz contingent seems to be a special needs group in some repects (wireless hiccups and geographical restrictions on some titles, etc), but a few of them seem well on top of the minor hitches now and you'll find some generous advice here from them. The EcoBook (under its various brand names) seems especially well quoted. Good to have your company, mate. Best. Neil
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Colonial chapette
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: Astak Pocket Pro
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Yes...being in the colonies sucketh muchly sometimes...If I had a dollar for every time I'd tried to buy something off Amazon.com (the first Kindle, the second Kindle, the Sony PRS, etc) I would probably have enough to fly over there and buy one in person! Thanks for the warm welcome.
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Wizard
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: TAS, Australia
Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G
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Another device worth looking at is the Astak Pocket Pro. Same size e-ink screen as the PRS-300, but does offer a greater range of formats and a SD card slot - and Astak will ship to Australia. Another big advantage is it ships with a protective cover (great for travelling). Both are great devices, and I am a very happy owner of a Pocket Pro. Let us know when you get your e-reader and how you go with it. Always good to see e-readers picking up popularity in Australia. |
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Colonial chapette
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: Astak Pocket Pro
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Thanks for the tip Solicitous! It's been hard finding info about eReaders so I haven't heard of the Astak. Will go have a look at it right now though, lots of formats+cover+SD card slot sounds great (I am a huge fan of SD card slots XD).
...dangit...I just bought an Astak. Stupid payday and internet banking accessibleness...lol Last edited by melbournian; 10-29-2009 at 07:17 AM. |
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the snarky blue one
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: deep in the heart
Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"
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Enjoying the show....
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Arizona
Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir
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Welcome to MobileRead, melbournian......and be sure to download some of the free books we have here.
Enjoy the forums. |
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Addict
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7
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B&H Video has the Sony products. Several Australians on this forum, including me, bought from them and were happy with their service.
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Grand Sorcerer
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Florida
Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3
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Hi melbournian and welcome to MobileRead
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WWHALD
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK
Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here
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Welcome to MR!
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Exertion Avoider
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Device: Eco-Reader, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy S2
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Hi, and welcome Melbournian, from a Canberran
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Grand Sorcerer
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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...and g'day too from a Noosa head.
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Device: The new iPad
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Welcome. It's nice to have you around.
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