E-Reader newbie on the market

[mobama]

PDF files can be viewed best on a small tablet or large smartphone, provided that there is at least 1GB RAM, which it usually is these days, but an e-ink device with at least half GB RAM is also passable, depending on the pdf reading app on the device. I have found that Pocketbook's inbuilt reading app is okay for technical pdf files, particularly for its multi-column mode. Otherwise, Koreader is a good app.

Free epubs? If Koreader or Coolreader can be installed on a Kindle, then it should handle epub files without any conversion, I believe. As far as I know Kindles, they make best sense when you tend to buy stuff from Amazon. Otherwise get any other e-reader.

[JSWolf]

Given that the OP has abandoned this thread, I'd say it's pretty well dead.

[Panchax]

The Nook simple touch is about $25-$35 on ebay now, and has been the same for at least 4 years. It is cheap and the money can be recouped should you not like it. I had one. It was better than my roommate's Kindle Touch in every way except that it lacked text to speech.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Panchax

The Nook simple touch is about $25-$35 on ebay now, and has been the same for at least 4 years. It is cheap and the money can be recouped should you not like it. I had one. It was better than my roommate's Kindle Touch in every way except that it lacked text to speech.

This is just wrong. I have a nook STR and it is awful. The storage is partitioned so you get only a small amount of storage for side loaded eBooks. The UI is ghastly. Managing eBooks is atrocious. Then there is the shape. It's odd and feels odd when holding. If you want to use the buttons, they take a good deal of force to press. The font handling is not all that good. The same font at the same size on the nook looks like a different font than on a Sony 650 or T1.

I've seen/used a Kindle Touch and it is much better than the nook STR. Please don't make the nook to be better than it is because the nook is awful.

[Panchax]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

This is just wrong. I have a nook STR and it is awful. The storage is partitioned so you get only a small amount of storage for side loaded eBooks. The UI is ghastly. Managing eBooks is atrocious. Then there is the shape. It's odd and feels odd when holding. If you want to use the buttons, they take a good deal of force to press. The font handling is not all that good. The same font at the same size on the nook looks like a different font than on a Sony 650 or T1.

I've seen/used a Kindle Touch and it is much better than the nook STR. Please don't make the nook to be better than it is because the nook is awful.

We'll go through this bit by bit.
1) Storage. I had a 16GB card. inefficient or whatever, it blew the Kindle's 3GB out of the water.
2)UI. I was fine with the weird homescreen. When reading it offers better options (fonts, margins, etc.)
3)Managing ebooks. On the nook it is bad. I did all my managing on my PC so I hardly noticed.
4)How it feels in your hand. I like the molded shape.
5) buttons. I like the fact that they take some force to press. It feels like a "real machine"
6) font. I have never held a sony. it seemed just as good as the kindle to me.
I just bought a refurb nook on ebay for USD$21, free shipping.