Looking for a reader for my wife

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

The new Kobo is the same price as the K3. It might be $10 cheaper but I am pretty sure it is $139. I cannot speak for the Alurtex.

It is $139. The old model is $129. They should be priced at $99 and $89 respectively.

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by jbcohen

At least to me it comes down to two things: being like the crowd or paying less. Do you want to be like everyone else - then the Kindle is the way to go, however you are going to pay top dollar for that. If you want to pay less the Koboo and Alurtek are great solutions - they are not what everyone else is buying but so what and they cost less then what every one else is buying and work just as good. I do not own a koboo but I have experimented with one and let me tell you its a great reader, personally i have an alurtek, which does not meet your needs since its not touch screen.

Kindles have come way down in price and are competitively prices for their feature set.

What's the issue with "the crowd"? One should base their ebook reader purchase on their needs/wants. If their needs/wants are similar to "the crowd", then great", if not, there are many other choices and one is bound to be a good fit.

[JSWolf]

I would not ignore a reader if it fit my needs just because a lot of other people have one.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by jengloucs

kindle. It's ace

Almost (it needs library book support).

[Filark]

Tubemonkey, I'm glad you mentioned the library. I have a Sony (900) and I get a lot of my books from the library. If you have access to library epub books, that might sway you to a Sony (or any other epub reader).

I love my Sony, my husband loves his Kindle.

[ManosHandsOfFate]

I've posted a few minor rants about the Nook before. I've been using it instead of my K3 the past few days and the main thing that comes to mind is "Holy crap did the battery life indicator just drop 25% in the last 15 minutes!?"

If you really want a Nook and there's a chance that B&N is coming out with a Nook 2 before the holidays, I'd wait.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Filark

Tubemonkey, I'm glad you mentioned the library. I have a Sony (900) and I get a lot of my books from the library. If you have access to library epub books, that might sway you to a Sony (or any other epub reader).

I love my Sony, my husband loves his Kindle.

I'm currently borrowing (again) a Sony 300 and love the library option. Though I'm mostly into audiobooks (via Sansa Clip+), I still like checking out ebooks. After all, they're free.