Reader to get from a visit to US

[drasha]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

So why is not being Sony a requirement? All you are doing is leaving out the best ePub capable 6" reader out there.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You won't be finding any new Czech mobi format eBooks from any publisher that uses DRM as Mobipocket is stopping sales of Mobipocket format. So really, you'll get a Kindle, have to strip the DRM of ePub and then convert to Mobi when you could just forget converting and read natively? This is a silly way to do things.

Hi JSWolf,

silly or not, I have decided never to give a dime to Sony unless I really have to. The reason is their general we-will-screw-up-our-customer-whenever-we-see-fit attitude (cd rootkits, psn hacking handling, dropping of other os support for ps3 to name a few cases).

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You are locked into Amazon for any eBook that has DRM.

I have made a quick search on czech ebook sites and they are apparently selling books without drm or with adobe drm. So no - I would not be locked into Amazon. And I would also like to read my pdb books comfortably, so I will be using Calibre anyway. All in all I do not really see formats and drm as an issue anymore. I am now more interested in those two topics I have posted earlier, i.e. is Kindle comparatively better hardware-/software-wise than other gadgets (sony excluded) and what are the pros and cons of touch interface (although I might move this question into Kindle section if I get positive answer to previous question).

Thanks

[cHex]

Regarding the touch interface, it seems to come down to a matter of personal preference.

I have a Kindle Keyboard, and I notice that most people with no experience pick it up and start swiping at the screen. They expect touch. Touchscreens are intuitive. Many people love their touchscreen eReaders and wouldn't have them any other way.

Others prefer non-touch screens. They like turning pages with actual buttons (some touchscreen readers have buttons as well, others don't). They like using a physical keyboard for entering text. Or they have fears--fears that they may accidentally turn pages by touching the screen, they may smudge the screen in an unsightly fashion with their grubby little fingers, or their touchscreen may become uncalibrated or buggy. I admit to having a couple of those fears.

[HarryT]

It's perhaps worth noting that the infra-red touch screens used on virtually all modern reading devices, including the Kindle, don't require calibration. Speaking personally, I've never accidentally turned the page on my Kindle Touch; something which I can't say about my Kindle 3, where I've often inadvertently turned the page while picking it up .

[drasha]

Allright guys, thank you for your thoughts. I am going to hit the Wallmart and try the Kindle touch hands on and probably buy it.

[MoodRing]

My apologies for the wrong information there, or misleading information should I say. I just had a freind who wasnt using her kindle through amazon as they used DRM ebooks.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by MoodRing

My apologies for the wrong information there, or misleading information should I say. I just had a freind who wasnt using her kindle through amazon as they used DRM ebooks.

There are numerous DRM-free books at Amazon. It's entirely the choice of the publisher as to whether or not a book sold at Amazon has DRM. Amazon certainly don't insist on it.

[Yar-PocketBooker]

Why do you think that 9.7" PocketBook 902 is overpriced?

[Yar-PocketBooker]

Folks who come from Eastern Europe very often bring back PocketBooks or Onyxes to their homelands