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Borders gone, I'm forced to get an e-reader. **arghh**

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Shecky:

--- Quote from: Beefstew on July 23, 2011, 10:00:43 AM ---I like my kindle a lot.  But I'd likely like any ereader that had an e-ink display.  As far as I know, there is no way to write seriously on a ereader.  If you want to write on a portable device, then you're getting into tablet territory.  But tablets don't display well in sunlight.

As far as ereaders go, there is a couple of threads on them already. I have a Kindle, and it's awesome.  Shecky likes his Sony reader.  Others like their Nook.  I think any e-ink device will suit your needs as far as reading in sunlight.

But that's all ereaders do, let you read anywhere just like a book.  If you want to be able to write, or do other things, then you're into tablet territory.  The only problem with tablets being that they're all backlit, and much harder to read in sunlight.  If you're willing to wait a few years you might get a tablet that has e-ink technology, but for now, not so much.

So for now you have to decide if reading or writing is more important to you.  Writing will take you down the path of tablets, and other types of mini-computer devices.  Reading goes down the path of ereaders.  If you need more info on ereaders, ask us, people seem highly opinionated on the subject :)

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Honestly, if you're doing full-blown actual writing, a netbook is even better than a tablet. Then again, I'm perfectly at home with a keyboard under my hands, so YMMV.

For the record, yeah, I like my Sony Pocket. But the new Kindle and the new Nook look really great - the e-ink tech keeps making strides forward and the text is about 99.99% like text on a page.

Sir Huron Stone:
I've got a first generation Kindle and i love it. I got it.... two years ago i think. It still works the same now as it did back then. I still buy regular paper books, but when i can't find the book in a store, or i can't get to a store, i buy it on the Kindle.

Jaeh:
i prefer books to e-books.

I prefer netbook to ebook readers/tablets. at least, you can read on netbooks, and tap away when you need to do something. very, very handy for students. (although, lesson learned, you cannot survive on a netbook alone. Make sure you have backups for everything and have a relly nice desktop to work on huge things. Since I don't (well, not yet, anyway), I'm currently living on my netbook. These things are so handy though, especially mine - i mean, i can use Photoshop on this small thing, can you believe it? O.o)

anyway, netbooks are awesome because it's easier to write in them, and you can still read e-books great. especially if your netbook is just the right size for you. :D

parthagenon:
I like my kindle.  I can tease all my schoolmates, because they're carrying a 1000 page hardcover physics textbook, a Shakespeare anthology, and War and Peace, while I'm just carrying my kindle and a much lighter backpack.  Pretty much the same story on the airplane, when everyone else in the family is lugging at least three novels each, and generally end up with nothing to do once they finish.

KevinEvans:
Something to remember is that E readers are still in the same place, that cell phones were in the early seventies, big, clunky, and power hogs.

The technology is advancing fast, my first reader has already become orphaned technologically. The best option is to get something cheap and wait for the next generation.

For me the ideal reader would be independent of the power plug, (self charging from solar cells or wireless broadcast power) a multitasker that acts as a computer, phone, GPS tracker/locater, in addition to a reader. Also the device should be able to fold / shrink / or otherwise become small enough to fit comfortably in a pocket.

None of this is very far away from our current capabilities.

The biggest advantage for an e reader is the amount of stuff you can keep on it. The biggest disadvantage id the fussy fragile nature of the device, in a strenuous environment they need to be kept in a plastic bag, stored in a shock proofed case. Friends and relatives in the "sand box" say readers are great, if often short lived.

Regards,
Kevin

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