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Old 07-20-2010, 05:09 AM   #1
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A few days ago I broke my Hanvon 510. Slipped it in my hip pocket 'cause I needed my hand for something; stupid 5" reader was so small I forgot it was there and sat on it.

Anyhow, I'm on the prowl for a new reader and stumbled across mobileread.com.

Really can't decide what to get. My primary constraint is that it's hard to find most of the better stuff here in Shanghai. Sonys and Hanvons are everywhere, but Nooks, Cybooks, and some of the other interesting stuff is scarce to non-existent. I've had mixed luck shipping things here - often enough they just disappear enroute.

Kindles are starting to appear, but DRM-tethering, Amazon's closed ecosystem and especially the Kindle's lack of open format (read: epub) support are deal-breakers for me.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. And if anyone's had any luck shipping to Shanghai, I'd love to hear about it.

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Old 07-20-2010, 05:57 AM   #2
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Sorry for your loss with the Hanvon ... have you seen the list of devices you can chose from, though your main prob is going to be shipping
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Old 07-20-2010, 08:06 AM   #3
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Welcome Nathanael. Sorry, I don't have much advice for you, other than I love my Sony reader. I was put off the Kindle for the same reasons you were.
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Old 07-20-2010, 09:17 AM   #5
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Old 07-20-2010, 10:55 AM   #6
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Good to have your company, Nathanael. What's wrong with Sony? The hardware's sound and you don't need to use their wonky store if you download the free Calibre library software. Best wishes. Neil
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Hi Nathanael and welcome to MobileRead. I've had a Sony 505 for over two and a half years and like it a lot.
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Old 07-22-2010, 02:02 PM   #10
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have you seen the list of devices you can chose from, though your main prob is going to be shipping
Thanks for the link. Yes, I've been poring over that and other matrices for days. And yes, shipping is going to be the main problem. I'm finding shipping costs from the US ranging from a low of $48 to a high of $116. For that much, I could easily buy a more full-featured model locally.

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What's wrong with Sony? The hardware's sound and you don't need to use their wonky store if you download the free Calibre library software.
In general, Sonys are good devices, no doubt, and one of the few known brands that I can pick up locally (just about everything else here are off-brand Korean and Chinese models no one's ever heard of). Right now, I've got my eye on a PB 360, however, shipping costs are a bit off-putting.

As for the current Sonys, the hue and cry over the 600's screen has given me pause, while the 900's too large for my needs. Perhaps the 300, if I'm willing to forgo the touch screen. Best would be if I can find anyone who still has stock on the 505.

And yes, I do use Calibre.

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