Well, it's my birthday soon and I've consolidated some birthday $ and some of my own money to finally buy an eBook reader:
PRS-900BC | Reader Daily Edition
It uses the E-ink technology of the Kindle and is in between the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX in size. It comes with a portfolio and travel case standard. It has free access to 3G but no wireless (which is fine with me).
The things I like about it:
1. e-Ink - great battery life
2. Cost - $349
3. Open formats - ePub and PDF
4. Ability to rotate
5. Touchscreen
6. Stylus with ability to take notes next to books.
It's not necessarily the Holy Grail of ebook readers but is has what I've been looking for. What's been holding me back from the Kindle is that I don't read that many new books but primarily want a way to access older works and theological works that wouldn't get published by Amazon.
This is perfect timing as Google just announced is eBook service which will make its massive collection of works accessible on my device when it goes live: Google to Launch Digital Books by Early Summer - WSJ.com
Here are some other eBooks you might want to consider if you're in the market:
Introducing the new IREX Digital Reader | IREX USA
QUE proReader - the eBook Reader for Professionals by Plastic Logic
PRS-900BC | Reader Daily Edition
It uses the E-ink technology of the Kindle and is in between the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX in size. It comes with a portfolio and travel case standard. It has free access to 3G but no wireless (which is fine with me).
The things I like about it:
1. e-Ink - great battery life
2. Cost - $349
3. Open formats - ePub and PDF
4. Ability to rotate
5. Touchscreen
6. Stylus with ability to take notes next to books.
It's not necessarily the Holy Grail of ebook readers but is has what I've been looking for. What's been holding me back from the Kindle is that I don't read that many new books but primarily want a way to access older works and theological works that wouldn't get published by Amazon.
This is perfect timing as Google just announced is eBook service which will make its massive collection of works accessible on my device when it goes live: Google to Launch Digital Books by Early Summer - WSJ.com
Here are some other eBooks you might want to consider if you're in the market:
Introducing the new IREX Digital Reader | IREX USA
QUE proReader - the eBook Reader for Professionals by Plastic Logic