Ereader wich one is the best?

Yvon · #1 05-22-2011, 07:18 PM

Right now I'm looking at the kindle and the Sony PRS350SC.

I know they are both really good Ereader.
What I'm not sure is azw VS Epub format.
Wich one did you choose and why?
I will probably buy it tomorrow...
But I'm really not sure.

Also I think there are more Epub in french so far, but amazon will catch up pretty soon I guess.

I read both french and English, but french being my native language is easier for me.

Unrepresented · #2 05-22-2011, 07:28 PM

I chose the Kindle as an anniversary present for my girlfriend. She's been very happy with it so far, and uses it daily. I didn't compare it to the Sony, the Nook was the competition, and the consensus between the two is that both are going to be satisfying with only minor differences between them.

Borp · #3 05-22-2011, 09:58 PM

I'd go with the Kindle. It reads word documents, so you can copy and paste articles from online, plus reads just about anything you download off torrents.

Absentia · #4 05-23-2011, 05:18 AM

If you want the dedicated device get the kindle amazon supports far mor than any of the others.

I don't like dedicated devices so I've been looking into an Ipod touch for both e-reading and other tasks (I don't have problems with small screens)

I pads are expensive as all hell, and the new tablets from toshiba and HP truly do suck (sales reps keep trying to shove them down my gullet, but they are terrible devices).

**Pacman** · #5 05-23-2011, 05:51 AM

I have a Kindle and an iPad. For reading, the Kindle is far and a way a better choice. You can read it in bright light and there is a rudimentary browsing capability. The battery also lasts FOREVER!

The iPad is very useful for music, as well as photography. There is a Kindle app for iPad, and I have used it with heavily illustrated books.

Lady Kayri · #6 05-23-2011, 06:12 AM

I've got a Sony 950 Daily Edition, and love it. It reads so many formats, including ePub and RTF. I am not fond of the Kindle mostly because I'm not a fan of DRM (copy protection) and all Kindle books use DRM. Unfortunately, the 950 is pretty expensive (large screen, and has 3G/WiFi for getting books directly off the web rather than having to go thru a computer)
Take a look at the various eReader info sites, especially the ones that compare various readers, before you make up your mind.

mrpackerguy · #7 05-23-2011, 07:12 AM

My wife likes Barnes and Noble, ergo...she likes her Nook.

sparktone · #8 05-23-2011, 09:45 AM

I just bought a Nook for my wife. Personally, I liked the feel and weight of the Kindle a little better, although they're awfully close in most respects. The Kindle will not do library books, however, and that was a deal breaker. I love Amazon, but I'm disappointed they chose the Apple closed-system model for the Kindle.

srxplayer · #9 05-23-2011, 01:02 PM

My wife has a Nook. She likes it. I like the feel of it and the web browser works good. It has a decent number of magazine subscriptions available and the list is growing all the time. The Library function was big selling point for my wife as well.

C.Linton · #10 05-23-2011, 02:41 PM

I'm enjoying my Kindle. I like it's features, and I've gotten a lot of books I'm enjoying for not a whole lot of money.

bassbrad · #11 05-23-2011, 03:13 PM

I use a Pandigital 7" Novel Reader that is very convenient, it's a bit heavier than some but I like not needing a book light, screen resolution is good for photos, plays music and has some basic browser functions.
http://pandigital.net/?PageID=370

Jimbob Jones · #12 05-23-2011, 03:25 PM

My dad jsut got a Kindle, it's noice.

DUC1098 · #13 05-23-2011, 05:22 PM

I have a nook and it does the job quite well. The nice thing about the nook is that it uses upgradeable software to read the files. When they finally come out with a "ereader standard", the nook can just have a software update and it is ready to go. This assuming they don't go with Adobe as the standard, which is what the nook uses.

Some of the other readers have the reader software hardwired into the unit.

hover · #14 05-23-2011, 05:24 PM

Kindle or Nook as a dedicated eReader. No contest. I have the Kindle.

IF YOU ARE SMART, you will buy the 2nd Generation Kindle they are selling, on WOOT.com right now, for 89 bucks. You have until midnight.

http://www.woot.com/

BrianVengeance · #15 05-23-2011, 06:41 PM

I'd go for the anything Kindle related. Had a Sony, but they lock up your media tighter than a <colloquial really tight thing>, so now I just use iPad / iPhone / laptop / desktop / whatever with the Kindle reader.

Yvon · #16 05-23-2011, 08:33 PM

Thanks for all the answer. I ordered the kindle this afternoon.
I should get it in a few days.

hover · #17 05-23-2011, 08:40 PM

Didja get the one on Woot?

Either way, enjoy the heck outta it. I still do buy books even tho I have the Kindle...enjoying the hell out of Keith Richard's Biography "Life" right now, my God is it incredible. You should totally get it.

Yvon · #18 05-23-2011, 08:58 PM

Thank for the Keith Richards siggestion, I will get it. O was thinking what is the first book I should buy.

I didnt get the one on woot. I saw the link after i bought it on amazon.

Also, i buy my music and my books, I wont download them on the torrent site.

tastybasslines · #19 05-23-2011, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hover

Didja get the one on Woot?

Either way, enjoy the heck outta it. I still do buy books even tho I have the Kindle...enjoying the hell out of Keith Richard's Biography "Life" right now, my God is it incredible. You should totally get it.

I got one. 89 plus free g3. Helluva deal for a device with lifetime internet access.

hover · #20 05-23-2011, 09:18 PM

EXACTLY. Cool man, yer gonna love it.