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Anyone have some advice they can offer. I’m looking into getting one of those portable readers for electronic books. I figure with all the ebooks I’ve been sent lately I need a more efficient way to read and review them all. I hate staring at a computer screen trying to read ebooks. Hopefully one of these will make it easier for me.
I’ve looked at both the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader. They both seem to have benefits and drawbacks, and can’t seem to decide on which one is best. Does anyone have experience with either they can share with me.
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December 9, 2007
Go with the Kindle, it’s a far better unit - the screen is way ahead of anything else out there. It uses actual ink to display onto a completely unreflective white surface, so unlike an LCD, it won’t have any reflectivity issues and is readable in direct sunlight.
It’s also got a built in cell phone data link through Sprint (free) so you can update it without having to plug anything in or even be in proximity of a wi-fi hotspot, and the full keyboard is a nice feature as well.
December 9, 2007
Thanks
Do you know if i can import PDF ebooks into it to read? or do i have to buy the books off amazon’s store?
December 9, 2007
The Kindle doesn’t read PDF directly, but you can convert PDF’s with MobiPocket reader to the Kindle’s own format and then load them directly. It’s free at mobipocket.com .
February 29, 2008
With the amount of ebooks i’ve got, these products seem to be sginificantly helpful.
Printing out one ebook..Takes up too much paper and ink. So the kindle should be very useful.
The big draw back for me is that its rather pricey.. :/ I’m not so sure if the price is worthy enough yet.
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February 29, 2008
i actually have an e-book converter that i use for my ipod.
probably not as nice as this, but still gets the job done, and i can read entire e books on my ipod and or blackberry. good stuff.
March 1, 2008
yo fred what converter do u use cuz i always wanted the ebooks on my ipod???
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