For me, I would like to be able to read newspapers, but the main use will be to read technical books and novels. I have a few pdfs but have not purchased many ebooks as I haven't had a reader and don't really like reading a lot on the laptop/desktop. So, I guess I will be reading mainly pdfs and whatever format any ebooks I buy come in.
The other thing I'm interested in is ease of navigation and the ability to write notes. Do any of you write notes onto books you are reading? Is it easy to search? Navigate to a particular page? Create bookmarks? I have zero experience with using any of the readers - I've never seen one "in the wild" - so any suggestions are appreciated. I'm leaning towards the Kindle, but am happy to be steered elsewhere. Cheers Dave On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Filip Kratochvil <filip...@gmail.com>wrote: > I have the Cybook Gen3 from Bookeen ( > http://www.bookeen.com/en/cybook/?id=3) and I'm very happy with it. It > uses the same hardware as the eSlick (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/ebook/) > but has different software/firmware. Very easy to use and change font size > and very easy on the eyes. > > I tend to convert PDFs to a mobipocket / epub even though the Cybook > supports reflowable PDFs ( > http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Brings-Reflowable-PDF-to-Mobile-Devices-104649.shtml) > If you have lot of books in PDF, I'd suggest looking for device that > supports it. Converting from PDF does have it's own issues and the results > vary, so I prefer to find books already in mobile format. > > I think the ebook readers are great for reading non-technical books. With > the computer books that I read, I like to be able to flick quickly to > certain page and that is not that easy with ebook readers. Dealing with > large flow chart, diagrams, UML is also something to consider. > > HTH, > Filip > > > > On 25 August 2010 01:04, David Burstin <david.burs...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm thinking about getting an ebook reader and was wondering about peoples >> experience with the different ones available. >> >> My wife will be using it too, and she has a serious vision impairment, so >> ease of use and readability are the highest priorities for me. >> >> Any thoughts/comments appreciated. >> >> Cheers >> Dave >> > >
