I once had a Sony e-reader, it was great for purpose. As has been suggested, it's best for the ePub format, less good with PDFs.
For whatever reasons, the landscape for eReaders has consolidated into two brands -- Kobo and Kindle. The situation may have changed since I last checked it out, but last I recall Kindles were optimised for Amazon content and didn't do unlocked ePubs very well. They also used to be cheaper, but as I look now the current price on an 8" Kobo is $50 more than I paid for my 9"Android tablet. That's if you buy locally. If you don't mind going offshore there are dozens of offers at less than $100 on aliexpress (here's one example <https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001613017326.html>). ----- Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56 On Tue, 11 May 2021 at 13:41, Michael Galea via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2021-05-11 10:26 a.m., Trevor Woerner via talk wrote: > > I'm looking for recommendations for e-readers. Ideally these > > recommendations would come in the form of "I have used <the following > > e-readers> and <this> is the one I like best for <these reasons>" ;-) > > > > Nice to have features: > > - be able to read websites (i.e. surf the web) > > - be able to mirror a screen from my desktop (or act as another monitor) > > - be able to take notes > > > > --- > > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > I bought a Sony PRS-500 in 2003, and its still going strong. I have read > thousands of books on it. > > Others on the list have pointed out that "the only advantages of an > e-reader, such as the Kobo, are battery life and using in bright > sunlight." > > Another big advantage is that they are small and light, while still > retaining the paperback size format. As with all modern devices, they > reflow documents to aid the aging eye > > Finally, witness the battery life. My mother-in-law uses a kindle and > the daily recharge is part of routine. I get by with about 2 weeks of > 1-3 hours a day use before charging, and that return to 3 weeks, after > the next (per-decade) battery replacement. > > -- > Michael Galea > --- > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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