I was thinking of an iTouch for the ebook apps but I’m not sure if it would be a good investment. I don’t really want a Kindle they seem too constricting, any advice would be great!
Very few ebook readers read .LIT files, but at least .LIT is easy to convert to other formats. Calibre, free at http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net, will convert non-DRM’d lit files to ePub.
The Astak reader (http://www.astak.com/product.asp?serial=05EZBLK ) reads probably the most filetypes of any of the e-ink readers on the market right now, including both PDF and LIT. The iTouch is a good overall device, but not great as an ebook reader–if you want all the other features, it can work out, but if you’re mostly looking for an ebook reader and won’t miss the other apps, a dedicated reader is the way to go.
Mobileread’s "Which One Should I Buy?" forum is at http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=123 and can help you decide which ebook reader would work best for you; they talk about the pros and cons of all of them.
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Thank God for competition. Competition has forced Kindle to include pdf files but there are many choices out there– most of them are much less expensive and more of them are still on the horizon. One place to go to get ebooks is http://www.kobobooks.com/. It’s only about a couple of weeks old but it has a deal with Barnes and Noble and lots of big money behind it. They have democratized ebook apps by making most books downloadable in any format. Finally, do a Google search on Kindle and competition to find something appropriate for you.
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Hmm. What about Barnes and Nobles new Nook? You could Google "Nook reviews" to see how good it is.
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It’s great that your doing research but be careful! Although many ebook readers are now able to read PDF files, they distort them somethin fierce! I learned that the hard way when i bought the Kindle 2.
That’s just a little warning to you. I myself gave up, and just bought a monitor built for reading text.
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Very few ebook readers read .LIT files, but at least .LIT is easy to convert to other formats. Calibre, free at http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net, will convert non-DRM’d lit files to ePub.
The Astak reader (http://www.astak.com/product.asp?serial=05EZBLK ) reads probably the most filetypes of any of the e-ink readers on the market right now, including both PDF and LIT. The iTouch is a good overall device, but not great as an ebook reader–if you want all the other features, it can work out, but if you’re mostly looking for an ebook reader and won’t miss the other apps, a dedicated reader is the way to go.
Mobileread’s "Which One Should I Buy?" forum is at http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=123 and can help you decide which ebook reader would work best for you; they talk about the pros and cons of all of them.
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