04-17-2013, 06:51 AM | #1 |
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Help needed with new reader
About 5 years I ago I was looking for an ereader and decided on the Bebook Mini. I bought it second hand on ebay and it worked great for about 2 years until it got a line through the middle of the screen (it's still usable just annoying) so I went looking for a new reader.
I settled on the BeBook Club S because I loved the drag and drop file organisation. 2 years on and I'm starting to have fairly major problems with my Club S, the battery is running down quickly, it restarts for no reason, it freezes for no reason and is running really slow on the page turns. I would like to buy a new reader but I have several criteria that must be met; 1) Drag and drop file storage. 2) Not WiFi/3G etc 3) Not more than £200. Thanks in advance for any help. |
04-17-2013, 08:37 AM | #2 |
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If you're in Europe, the Cybook e-readers have drag and drop folder style of organization. None of the big manufacturers have this functionality, bizarrely. Turn the wifi off. If you know what you're doing, you could pick up a Nook Simple Touch and root it then you can do what you want with it.
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04-17-2013, 08:53 AM | #3 | |
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04-17-2013, 09:11 AM | #4 | |
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You're very unlikely to find one without Wifi. Just keep it turned off. All the eInk ebook readers work as USB storage devices when plugged in. With all of them adding books from your computer is a case of drag and drop. Where they differ is in their support of folder structures for navigation. The Kindle doesn't use the folder structure for navigation. I don't know about the Kobo. Perhaps a CyBook Odyssey HD suit you? I think they offer view by folder. (My Cybook Opus certainly does.) |
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04-17-2013, 11:17 AM | #5 |
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Thanks for the info guys, I quite like the look of the Opus rather than the Odyssey. Will look into them a little more first.
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