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Thinking of getting an ebook reader, is kindle really the best option? (x-posted)

Susannahmia · 2011-08-10 11:58:27

So I want to get an ebook reader that's easy on the eyes, holds a lot of books, is easy to use and accepts all formats including pdfs. I don't really care about 3g etc as long as I can hook it up to my laptop. I'm thinking of getting the kindle but I want to be sure there is not a cheaper or equal option to it.

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10-08-2011 12:58pm

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Susannahmia

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So I want to get an ebook reader that's easy on the eyes, holds a lot of books, is easy to use and accepts all formats including pdfs.

I don't really care about 3g etc as long as I can hook it up to my laptop.

I'm thinking of getting the kindle but I want to be sure there is not a cheaper or equal option to it.

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#2 10-08-2011 1:13pm
SteM

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Susannahmia wrote: »

So I want to get an ebook reader that's easy on the eyes, holds a lot of books, is easy to use and accepts all formats including pdfs.

I don't really care about 3g etc as long as I can hook it up to my laptop.

I'm thinking of getting the kindle but I want to be sure there is not a cheaper or equal option to it.

Don't know about other machines but a lot of PDFs I've loaded onto my Kindle look crap. They need to be converted to .mobi format using the Calibre freeware before you can read them properly. A mate has owned 3 readers in total - a Sony, a generic branded one but has finally settled on the Kindle. He seems happy with it, much moreso than the others.

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#3 10-08-2011 1:44pm
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Cross posting is bad, this isn't a consumer issue either

Your question is best suited here - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055984061

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#4 10-08-2011 3:05pm
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Thread closed as it is a duplicate and not a Consumer Issue.

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