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charlesk · 02-06-2010, 12:25 AM

Hi everyone

long time lurker, only recently registered from Australia.

I've been reading ebooks since the late 90s using a variety of PDAs. Unfortunately age is having its effect, and I'm looking at getting an iRiver Story as it is the only eReader available in Australia that is both reasonably priced, is well reviewed and supports ePub. I suspect that my eyes will thank me.

desertgrandma · 02-06-2010, 12:30 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, Charlesk.

Be sure to check out some of the over 15,000 books available here.

MickeyC · 02-06-2010, 02:02 AM

Hi charlesk and welcome to MobileRead. Be sure and let us know what you finally get

Lady Blue · 02-06-2010, 02:31 AM

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charlesk, and welcome to Mobileread.

charlesk · 02-06-2010, 05:25 AM

Thanks for the welcome, all. It is much appreciated.

lene1949 · 02-06-2010, 06:07 PM

Welcome to MR, Charlesk

ShortNCuddlyAm · 02-07-2010, 04:14 PM

welcome to MR!

happy_terd · 02-08-2010, 01:22 PM

Hello and welcome to the site.

Katti's Cat · 02-09-2010, 05:23 AM

Hi & welcome to MR

IndecisiveMe · 02-10-2010, 07:04 PM

Hi. I'm in Melbourne and have been researching ereaders for weeks now. I only discovered the iRiver Story yesterday and before that it was all the ereaders at www.dadirect.com.au. There are more choices than just the Story, but like you said, our prices are so much more expensive that other countries that it's driving me batty to make sure I get what I want and don't waste my money.

Did you get the Story? How are you finding it?

Javed · 02-12-2010, 05:00 AM

Hello charlesk and welcome to MobileRead!

charlesk · 02-12-2010, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndecisiveMe

Hi. I'm in Melbourne and have been researching ereaders for weeks now. I only discovered the iRiver Story yesterday and before that it was all the ereaders at www.dadirect.com.au. There are more choices than just the Story, but like you said, our prices are so much more expensive that other countries that it's driving me batty to make sure I get what I want and don't waste my money.

Did you get the Story? How are you finding it?

Hija

Yes, I did buy the Story. It is lovely - very good reading experience, easy to manage using Calibre, nice, clear crisp text. The build quality is great, and it feels really good in the hand, and is intuitive to use.

Unfortunately, despite all this I did end up returning it. Not because it is not good enough, far from it, but because the screen, at 6"(the same as the Kindle 2), isn't big enough for me - I read very quickly and I was just having to switch pages constantly.

The other, and even larger issue for me is down to my reading patterns - I do most of my reading at night, in bed. My wife can't sleep with my bedside lamp on so I tried using a couple of different clip on led lights. None of them really worked all that well, and I kept on fiddling with the things to try and get a decent reading experience, and failed.

That is an e-ink issue, not an iRiver one so don't let it sway you against the machine. As for me, I'm currently rethinking what I can do. A screen the size of the Kindle DX would be nice, but then I still have the lighting issue.

IndecisiveMe · 02-12-2010, 07:36 AM

Thanks for that, it helps a lot. It sounds like laptop might be the go for you. Thankfully my husband sleeps through anything. At the moment I'm reading on my laptop in bed, the light doesn't bother him at all. I'd much rather be lying down comfortably while reading, which is why I'm here researching away!

I hope you find something that suits you soon.

charlesk · 02-19-2010, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by IndecisiveMe

Thanks for that, it helps a lot. It sounds like laptop might be the go for you.

Like you I prefer to lie down comfortably so a laptop doesn't work. To tell the truth, an iPad or similar device might be the go for me. I realise that particular device isn't popular around here, but I think it might be a good fit.

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I hope you find something that suits you soon.

Thanks! Let me know how you get on.

02-06-2010, 12:25 AM	#1
charlesk I read a lot Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Queensland, Australia Device: iRiver Story, Kindle DX, iPad 16gb WiFi	G'day! Hi everyone long time lurker, only recently registered from Australia. I've been reading ebooks since the late 90s using a variety of PDAs. Unfortunately age is having its effect, and I'm looking at getting an iRiver Story as it is the only eReader available in Australia that is both reasonably priced, is well reviewed and supports ePub. I suspect that my eyes will thank me.

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IndecisiveMe Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 106 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Pocketbook 360, Sony PRS-T1	Thanks for that, it helps a lot. It sounds like laptop might be the go for you. Thankfully my husband sleeps through anything. At the moment I'm reading on my laptop in bed, the light doesn't bother him at all. I'd much rather be lying down comfortably while reading, which is why I'm here researching away! I hope you find something that suits you soon.