Question:
Best e-reader for ebooks you already own in pdf, mobi and e-pub?
anonymous
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Best e-reader for ebooks you already own in pdf, mobi and e-pub?
Five answers:
Amy
2017-03-05 06:03:19 UTC
I'd read a book but I need silence and I watch television for Big Bang theory family guy spongebob comedy or movies on the whole put me a good book and I will read it
samford
2016-10-13 14:15:35 UTC
Best Pdf Ereader
adaviel
2011-01-13 18:19:43 UTC
The Sony SB5100 is aboiut $200 and can read PDF and epub. Maybe mobi, I'm not sure. Text PDFs are OK, scanned PDFs not great.

It has collections but I'm not sure how to control that. Books bought through the sony store go there and everything else goes in "books" alphabetically (or "images" for pictures)

It has dictionary but I've not used it.

It has e-ink screen, good outdoors.

It has annotation and notes, and can search in books.

Works over USB as a memory device in Linux etc, or via Sony's software on Windows.
anonymous
2011-01-14 08:38:13 UTC
I love answering kindle questions, it's by far one of my favorite devices that i keep in my bag.



For starters and most importantly I own the Kindle 2 (soon to be upgrading to the Kindle DX), and it is easy for me to say I love it! I think I've read over 20 books so far.



There are other reviews on the Kindle 2 here:



http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FB0015T963C%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Ddp%5Ftop%5Fcm%5Fcr%5Facr%5Ftxt%26showViewpoints%3D1&tag=techcomprepa-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957



And for the Kindle DX:



http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FB0015TG12Q%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Ddp%5Ftop%5Fcm%5Fcr%5Facr%5Ftxt%26showViewpoints%3D1&tag=techcomprepa-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957



I love my Kindle because it has helped me improve a lot on my efficiency and utilize my time. Before I owned the Kindle, waiting time like when I'm waiting for friends or waiting for shuttle bus or some thing like that is simply wasted. Now I just need to bring the Kindle 2 along with me. Another thing I like the most is the text-to-speech function, which means I can "read" books without even holding or looking at the Kindle. Now I like to use this function when I've myself busy on some boring things, say when I'm on the step machine or doing some housework...



I like reading and at the beginning I missed a bit on the feeling of reading books. But now I love to hold the Kindle, the e-ink seems to work very well, it is really like reading books... Now I often read with the Kindle for several hours but I don't feel tired.



I linked your directly to the Kindle Store on amazon.com! I really do hope you consider getting your own =)



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015T963C?ie=UTF8&tag=techcomprepa-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015T963C
NONE
2011-01-13 17:54:58 UTC
Are you planning to keep the Kindle or are you returning it?



ETA: Okay, then the next thing you need to determine is which is more important to you, the mobi files you already have or the ePub files you already have plus ePubs you'll acquire in the future. Amazon owns mobi so Sony, Nook and Kobo, in particular, aren't ever going to support that file format. Sony, Nook, Kobo and other ePub readers do however support borrowed library e-books. If you can borrow the titles you already have in mobi, that might be a deciding factor. If not, the only device you'll find that meets all your other criteria isn't going to be an e-ink reader at all. You're then talking about a mini-tablet with an LCD display. If audio isn't important to you, you don't need 4GB. 4GB less the amount used for firmware, equals about 3,500 e-books. I've been buying e-books for over five years in both ePub and Kindle format and my total of the two is about half that. If I ever needed that capacity, I could delete something to make room for something else or, in the case of my Sony Reader, I could supplement that with an SD card and a memory stick pro duo.



Honestly, I don't know a whole lot about Cybook or BeBook because they weren't available here when I bought my first Sony Reader in 2006. I fell in love with it then and I've had other Sony models since with never the least little hardware problem. I currently have PRS-350 and PRS-950 and I gave my dad a 350 in October. I've never had a problem with any of them and really, Sony is the quality, trendsetting hardware manufacturer in the bunch. Nook, who even knows who makes that? It's got last year's e-ink screen so it's overpriced anyway. Kobo is pretty low on features though I use their store for most of my e-book purchases because they've got more coupons than any other.



And now, Kindle. I have Kindle 3 only because it was a gift and I should have returned it while I had the chance. I'm on replacement number three and it's got a hardware problem right out of the box too. It's incredibly chintzy and, in spite of the new Pearl e-ink display, the keyboard and cumbersome menu tree are just a pain in the butt. The only thing Kindle has going for it is text-to-speech but that's usually not enabled by the publishers anyway and I prefer to read, not listen.



I would recommend that you check out the Sonys on display at Best Buy or a SonyStyle Store and have a close look at the features and the intuitiveness of the user interface, which wouldn't be possible were it not for that amazing new touch screen technology. I don't know about the return policy at SonyStyle, but it's 30 days at Best Buy. If you decide to buy one, get it at Best Buy. It may go on sale there again soon. Keep an eye on the prices at at Borders and B&H Photo online and Best Buy will price match them. In spite of whatever mobi content you have, I seriously can't imagine that you'd want to return the Sony once you took it home. Just make sure you've registered Adobe Digital Editions and the rest is super easy.



ETA: One thing I forgot to add; you can read your existing mobi content on your computer with Kindle for PC/Mac or on a mobile app such as iPod Touch. But because ePub is the more universal standard, I wouldn't buy any more mobi formatted content and I can't see that what you already have would justify a specific reader just for that.


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