Want to Buy Ebook Reader

[kgn]

Originally Posted by HarryT

And yet you don't know that you can copy books to a Kindle via USB? Perhaps you don't know as much about the Kindle as you claim?

Sorry? I don't recall saying I was an expert on Kindles. But I have used them a lot with my family and friends. I have spent HOURS trying to get books on in the arrangement they wanted. Even with Calibre I still do not find it simple. I guess if I had an expert around at those times, things would have been a lot simpler for me.

[kgn]

Originally Posted by Rizla

Seriously? The Kobo and Kindle don't do sub-folders in collections? Oh, the horror.

Is this sarcasm? If so, I fail to see your point.

[Glorfindel]

I think she (?he) don't care

[johnysamajhdar]

Thanks a lot friends. As i was out of town so was not able to check the website. Your discussions, suggestions and informations are really enlightning. I heartly thank you all for providing me with such nice info regarding the gadgets. But i am still stuck at the same point. I wanted to receive information for a particular model that you guys can suggest me to buy. I just placed my points in front of you to get the best guidance from you and then can decide on a final model to go for.

According to you all now here comes the choice in 6" to 8" category. Lets finalize among these :

Kindle paperwhite 6"
Kobo Aura HD
Sony e-reader
Nook

Please suggest and let me finalize among these 4 . Please help. Really its been a helpful forum and i really thank you all here to comeup with your experiences and suggesting me to finalize the product.

[speakingtohe]

I have a Kobo Aura HD and a Sony T3. For me the Sony is the clear winner. Not perfect but a far more reliable polished product. I read a lot and I like a fair selection of books at my disposal. Both Sony and Kobo allow this, but the Kobo is very slow opening shelves/collections. Same books, same collections. Sony 6 seconds, Kobo 1 minute 55 seconds.

The Sony does not have a built in light, which is not a priority for me. Also does not have constant software glitches and inconsistencies. Nice size, nice feel, nice screen, great reader.

I do use my Kobo mini for traveling on the bus, and the Kobo Aura at least once a month. They are okay. Good Hardware and have one feature I wish I had on the Sony. Consistent font size without changing it per book. The Sony has at least 10 features I would like to see on the Kobo.

SO I would recommend Sony, but I think you would be not too unhappy with any of your options.

Helen

[tidegirl]

Originally Posted by johnysamajhdar

Thanks a lot friends. As i was out of town so was not able to check the website. Your discussions, suggestions and informations are really enlightning. I heartly thank you all for providing me with such nice info regarding the gadgets. But i am still stuck at the same point. I wanted to receive information for a particular model that you guys can suggest me to buy. I just placed my points in front of you to get the best guidance from you and then can decide on a final model to go for.

According to you all now here comes the choice in 6" to 8" category. Lets finalize among these :

Kindle paperwhite 6"
Kobo Aura HD
Sony e-reader
Nook

Please suggest and let me finalize among these 4 . Please help. Really its been a helpful forum and i really thank you all here to comeup with your experiences and suggesting me to finalize the product.

Hi Johny. I was recently faced with the same decision.

From what I have read here and around the web, Nook is not a good choice as they seem to be not offering much support and may be getting out of the reader business.

Kobo seems to have a lot of trouble with firmware not working properly. So if you want the best, Kobo is probably not it.

I have had 2 Sony readers, PRS 505 purchased in 2007 and more recently the PRS T2. I have been thoroughly pleased with my Sony readers. I still love my T2, but I now want a model that includes front lighting. Sony does not offer a front lit model (and is no longer selling in the US) so that led me to search for other models.

In my search for a front lit model. I chose the Kindle PW2. They seem to have the most reliable product by far for what I am looking for. I don't have my PW2 yet, but I did get to try a PW1 in a local store and it seems to perform well.

So if you want a light, I would choose the PW2. If the light is not important, the Sony or the Kindle would be good options.

[johnysamajhdar]

Originally Posted by tidegirl

Hi Johny. I was recently faced with the same decision.

From what I have read here and around the web, Nook is not a good choice as they seem to be not offering much support and may be getting out of the reader business.

Kobo seems to have a lot of trouble with firmware not working properly. So if you want the best, Kobo is probably not it.

I have had 2 Sony readers, PRS 505 purchased in 2007 and more recently the PRS T2. I have been thoroughly pleased with my Sony readers. I still love my T2, but I now want a model that includes front lighting. Sony does not offer a front lit model (and is no longer selling in the US) so that led me to search for other models.

In my search for a front lit model. I chose the Kindle PW2. They seem to have the most reliable product by far for what I am looking for. I don't have my PW2 yet, but I did get to try a PW1 in a local store and it seems to perform well.

So if you want a light, I would choose the PW2. If the light is not important, the Sony or the Kindle would be good options.

Thanks tidegirl. At last i am getting my kindle new gen 2 soon. Thanks a lot to you guys.

[Ebookfans]

The kindle fire

[Jack Torrance]

Just a note, I'm not picking on you here, but you brought up some good points

Originally Posted by kgn

[LIST][*] I have used the Kobo Aura HD with 1,200 books on it, and it is sluggish. It is still usable, but I would suggest that it would not handle 4,000. I doubt the PW2 would be any faster.

Originally Posted by kgn

[LIST]
So your problem is not the SD card - it is finding your next book.

I noticed years ago that after 5-600 books on my K2 it slowed down considerably. Paired with the issue that's such a PITA to organize them them the way I wanted anyway. So much so, I deleted most of my books off the device to the 200-300 range so I had what I was reading and a variety if I got a wild hair for something.

FWIW I found the DX to start slowing at a lower number than my older K2??? but so it goes.

That being said would having an SD card full of 10,000 books or articles be 100x worse?

Originally Posted by kgn

[LIST]
The 6" ones are good, but the latest models are (in my opinion) being made too small. They are cutting down on the bits surrounding the screen, and making them thinner. Which sounds good, but they are becoming too hard to hold. You HAVE to get a case for whatever you get, and that makes it a lot better, but they are still a bit small. Unfortunately, there are not too many 7" or 8" ereaders out there.

I thought the same thing. While the DX is a lot bigger than my older K2 and part of the reason I went to an E Reader was arthritis in my hands made holding a 1000 page doorstop an issue. The bigger ereader seems easier to hold and turn pages than the super small ones. Even the 6 inch one.


Back to the original question The Kobo seems to fit your choice the best but I don't have any experience with it myself.

I found the DX to be a little large and it feels as heavy as my Ipad 2 with its case on but the large screen and button placement is worth the trade off.

Just my 0.2

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I believe the Kobo is the only mainstream e-reader with an SD cardslot.

Sony's PRS-T3, (and T2 and T1) also have SD slots. They seem to be one of the best -- mainstream -- 6" eReaders for PDF. (At least that's what the reviews show -- I don't know a whole lot about PDFs on E-Ink readers.)

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by alicepattinson

I use iPad mini w/ retina as my reader. Its really good if you're not particular with the price. Hehehe. But Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is also good

But what kind of battery life do you get? That could be a consideration here for the OP.

[HarryT]

The iPad Retina Mini has a battery life of about 12h of usage if used mainly for reading and web browsing.

[kgn]

I have two friends with Kobo Aura HDs. They frequently lockup - need a pin reset. Not a big issue as nothing is lost, but is perhaps an indication of firmware issues.