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Joshua0001:
Im thinking of getting a Reading Device for a relative of mine who loves to read. Dose anyone own one that they could share there experience with. Right now im thinking of getting one of the amazon Kindle or the sonny readers. I dont know of any others but if someone has one they could tell me about i would very much like to hear about them too. Thank in advance for any info.

mgz:
the kindle has the drm which isnt much of a real issue, its got a HUGE fucking library of books which is the biggest advantage its got over nearly every other reader.

Xiong Chiamiov:
B&N's Nook looks pretty cool, although I'm waiting to hear what (real) people say about it.

Proin Drakenzol:
I have the Kindle DX (the 9" screen one) and I love it!

I put manga on it (converted into .pdf) and my favorite publisher (Baen) has its own online store and they sell the books in Kindle format.

Amazon itself has a decent selection, the Kindle will read .txt files just fine, and you can get .html and .doc files converted for free by e-mailing them to Amazon (make sure you send it to the e-mail address that sends an e-mail back to your home account, you get charged to send it directly to the Kindle).

I haven't used the wireless feature for the Kindle DX. I'm in Japan and it doesn't work here. Nor have I used the text-to-speech feature, I don't care about it.

Overall I love the Kindle DX and highly recommend it, especially for reading manga as well as regular books.

sdedalus83:
I use my N810, but it's got some serious limitations.  The 4.1" screen can be a bit of a pain with manga, especially when it's scanned with pages side by side.  The transflective display isn't as nice as e-ink for reading.  My reading speed is probably cut by 20 - 40% due to the small screen size.  It won't read DRM protected ebooks.
Despite the limitations, I use the hell out of it.  It's pocketable, the battery life is solid, I can get online with a real browser via both wifi and my cell phone, and it can double as a PMP.  The e-ink devices are great, but their size and limited functionality outweigh the benefits.

As far as commercial ebooks are concerned, I don't mind losing out on them with the nokia.  Until Ebooks are offered as a cheap($1-2) companion to purchased hard copy books, I won't be buying any of them.  Most of the cost of a book is in printing, binding, shipping, and shelf space.  To charge the same for a license to read the book indefinitely as they do for the paper product is a fucking travesty.

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