Looking for an ereader - Page 2

mathil · 11-11-2015, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by uncletoma

Thanks a lot, very intersting.
But not links for Italy (or Swiss)

Search for MediaLibraryOnLine (MLOL) on Google, and see if your local library is part of it (either on MLOL's or the library's website). If it is, you'll have to go to the library and the staff working there will create the account for you. Overdrive, as far as I know, does not exist here.
Mind that in Italy libraries only loan ebooks in EPUB and (sometimes) PDF format, so if you own a Kindle you won't be able to read them.

By the way, searching on google 'prestito ebook biblioteca' gives MLOL's website as first result

sometimes what we search is closer than we think!

HarryT · 11-11-2015, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mathil

Mind that in Italy libraries only loan ebooks in EPUB and (sometimes) PDF format, so if you own a Kindle you won't be able to read them.

That's true everywhere outside the US.

uncletoma · 11-11-2015, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mathil

Search for MediaLibraryOnLine (MLOL) on Google, and see if your local library is part of it (either on MLOL's or the library's website). If it is, you'll have to go to the library and the staff working there will create the account for you. Overdrive, as far as I know, does not exist here.
Mind that in Italy libraries only loan ebooks in EPUB and (sometimes) PDF format, so if you own a Kindle you won't be able to read them.

By the way, searching on google 'prestito ebook biblioteca' gives MLOL's website as first result

sometimes what we search is closer than we think!

WoW, this is realy amazing, thanks a lot!!!
Thanks to @SteveEisenberg too, but that site is in german, language that i really don't know. English, French, some spanish, Italian off course (i come from Italy)... but German one is too hard for me

uncletoma · 11-11-2015, 04:55 PM

BTW my problem choosing my first ereader is still alive

Bookeen, Pocketbook (i use PB app on my tablet now) or i wait for some sort of price drop (maybe for Kobo Glo HD)?

Xen · 11-13-2015, 06:24 PM

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JSWolf · 11-13-2015, 06:45 PM

There never will be an eInk Kindle that supports ePub.

DaleDe · 11-13-2015, 08:25 PM

IN the USA most libraries that support overdrive have kindle books that can directly be checked out. Where do you live that this is not true?

Dale

AnemicOak · 11-13-2015, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

IN the USA most libraries that support overdrive have kindle books that can directly be checked out.

True for most titles, but not all. Some publishers, notably Penguin limit some titles to ePub only.

DaleDe · 11-13-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

True for most titles, but not all. Some publishers, notably Penguin limit some titles to ePub only.

Ok, it is true that the choice of books can be different for the different formats that are supported. A given book might only be ePub or might only be Kindle.

DAle

Rizla · 11-13-2015, 09:02 PM

Have you considered an open Android device like the Boyue or the Onyx. You don't need to register them, they will read anything (except kfx) and I imagine they will work with libraries. I'm not sure if they are easy to buy in your country.

uncletoma · 11-14-2015, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rizla

Have you considered an open Android device like the Boyue or the Onyx. You don't need to register them, they will read anything (except kfx) and I imagine they will work with libraries. I'm not sure if they are easy to buy in your country.

Nice idea, but they not easy to found (ok, i should grab Energy eReader Pro + that's a Boyue T62+), but atm it's a little overpriced for my tiny wallet

uncletoma · 11-16-2015, 01:43 PM

What do you think about a used Kobo Glo (pearl, not carta), mint condition, with cover protection (black) at €60?

barryem · 11-16-2015, 03:59 PM

I bought a used Kobo Glo on Ebay for US $60 about 6 months ago. With Ebay there's always some risk but overall I've had very good luck with them so far. The Glo was just fine. It didn't come in a new box or with any accessories but that was stated in the description so I have no complaint. I can't tell in any way that the device itself isn't a new one.

By the way that was my second attempt to buy a Kobo Glo. About a month before that I bought one on Ebay for $40 and the guy sent me a Kobo Mini. I emailed him about it and got no reply. I waited a week and still no reply so I emailed him again. After a few more days I was getting ready to contact Ebay and he finally answered. He explained he'd been out of town and he didn't know the various models and thought this was a Glo and he'd just issued a refund and I could keep the Mini. I checked and sure enough my refund was in Paypal. So even when it goes wrong it can be alright.

By the way, the Mini was also in like new shape.

Barry

uncletoma · 11-16-2015, 04:34 PM

Thanks for your reply, @barryem: it's not selled directy on ebay but on kijiji, and not using paypal as payment method, only bank transfer (aka: you give me the bucks, and then prey that i send you the correct item).
Unfortunately Ebay Italia now is only a big store such as Amazon, AliExpress and so on, with a lot of stores and very, very few personal sellers that sell one item.

uncletoma · 11-28-2015, 09:39 AM

Latest question, few days to decide:
1) Kindle Paperwite @ €99 Amazon.it
2) Tolino Vision 2 @ €99 IBS.it
3) Pocketbook Lux 3 @ 99+ss Osiander.de
Wich one, and why (better hardware isn't important)?
I've some (mostly) of epub ebooks and some (a few) azw/mobi.
Thanks in advance

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11-11-2015, 04:55 PM	#19
uncletoma Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 124 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Italy Device: Kindle PW3	BTW my problem choosing my first ereader is still alive Bookeen, Pocketbook (i use PB app on my tablet now) or i wait for some sort of price drop (maybe for Kobo Glo HD)?

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	There never will be an eInk Kindle that supports ePub.

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DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	IN the USA most libraries that support overdrive have kindle books that can directly be checked out. Where do you live that this is not true? Dale

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Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Have you considered an open Android device like the Boyue or the Onyx. You don't need to register them, they will read anything (except kfx) and I imagine they will work with libraries. I'm not sure if they are easy to buy in your country.

11-16-2015, 01:43 PM	#27
uncletoma Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 124 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Italy Device: Kindle PW3	What do you think about a used Kobo Glo (pearl, not carta), mint condition, with cover protection (black) at €60?

11-16-2015, 03:59 PM	#28
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I bought a used Kobo Glo on Ebay for US $60 about 6 months ago. With Ebay there's always some risk but overall I've had very good luck with them so far. The Glo was just fine. It didn't come in a new box or with any accessories but that was stated in the description so I have no complaint. I can't tell in any way that the device itself isn't a new one. By the way that was my second attempt to buy a Kobo Glo. About a month before that I bought one on Ebay for $40 and the guy sent me a Kobo Mini. I emailed him about it and got no reply. I waited a week and still no reply so I emailed him again. After a few more days I was getting ready to contact Ebay and he finally answered. He explained he'd been out of town and he didn't know the various models and thought this was a Glo and he'd just issued a refund and I could keep the Mini. I checked and sure enough my refund was in Paypal. So even when it goes wrong it can be alright. By the way, the Mini was also in like new shape. Barry

11-16-2015, 04:34 PM	#29
uncletoma Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 124 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Italy Device: Kindle PW3	Thanks for your reply, @barryem: it's not selled directy on ebay but on kijiji, and not using paypal as payment method, only bank transfer (aka: you give me the bucks, and then prey that i send you the correct item). Unfortunately Ebay Italia now is only a big store such as Amazon, AliExpress and so on, with a lot of stores and very, very few personal sellers that sell one item.

11-28-2015, 09:39 AM	#30
uncletoma Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 124 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Italy Device: Kindle PW3	Latest question, few days to decide: 1) Kindle Paperwite @ €99 Amazon.it 2) Tolino Vision 2 @ €99 IBS.it 3) Pocketbook Lux 3 @ 99+ss Osiander.de Wich one, and why (better hardware isn't important)? I've some (mostly) of epub ebooks and some (a few) azw/mobi. Thanks in advance