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What E-book Reader should I buy?What I want out of an e-book reader is: - Able to read any major format, including the ability to dump my own PDFs, text files, and that open source e-reader file type on it at will. And be able to display all of these without looking like shit. Don't care about graphics/textbooks. - Responsive UI, not slow and choppy to use. - Feels solid in hands, not built like shit. Do not like keyboards, as few buttons as possible. - Recent-gen tech. I don't want an "okay" one that will be "amazing" once they release the next version. Ideally, I want one that is 2 or 3 generations in already and well on their way to amazing. http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix is useful but there's so much info I'm not sure where to start. Anyone want to laud their e-reader as the coolest thing since sliced bread before I go buy one?
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moderatorI would say wait for the B&N Nook. Supports ePub and PDF, has a touch screen instead of a keyboard, 3G and WiFi, expandable storage, Android OS (they've said that they'd be interested in releasing an SDK so people can develop specific apps for it in the future; you've got an awesome developer community).
However, you'll have to wait another month before it's released, and you might want to wait until more people get their hands on it so you can read some reviews, since it's new.
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staffIt sounds like the closest thing to what you're looking for is B&N's Nook, but that's only first generation, as you well know. It doesn't sound like you're into waiting, but the other e-reader that is supposed to be sold by B&N in January, the PlasticLogic Que, looks like it could be closer to what you're looking for, and possibly not tied into one specific retailer, too.
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Nook. It's as simple as that.
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You should wait for the novelty and the price of e-readers to die down. By then, developers will have also worked out many of the kinks, competitors will have saturated the market, diluting the leverage to charge the price currently being charged, and you'll be able to get a better product at a lower price, with probably a more user-friendly price for downloading books.
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I agree that the B&N book appears to be the best option, however the Kindle has served me well and while it is imperfect it is solid, reliable and enjoyable. There is the risk that you will be disappointed after the B&N offering is released.
Note: If you don't have Sprint coverage in your area then don't bother with the Kindle.
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