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 Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 15:26 Post subject: Good e-book reader for under 100 euros |
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I read a lot of books, most of those are ebooks, I was considering getting an e-reader. I currently use my phone (Samsung S3) for reading, it works fine. I was wondering whether someone who made the transition from an LCD screen (aka phone) to an e-ink screen (aka e-reader) would care to make some comments about the added value. I assume it's much better for the eyes and at full charge it goes days and days.
Second question, is it even worth the trouble to go e-reader hunting with a maximum of 100 euros in mind?
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Przepraszam
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Why just not get kindle? The basic ones are pretty cheap, about $70 in US. And battery lasts very long, about a month.
Although, I tried reading reading school book on a S2 but never again. It just doesn't compare to kindle at all.
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Werelds
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 15:40 Post subject: |
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It is. Look into Kobo. I've seen a few of their e-readers in action now and they are pretty damn good. Besides them there's obviously Amazon and Sony as well.
You should look *around* the €100 mark, I think the Kindle Paperwhite is something like 109?
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DimasL
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 17:03 Post subject: |
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Kindle, costed me like 50€ i think in an offer, normal price around 70€.
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 17:09 Post subject: |
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kindle. I got it for my gf and it is pretty sweet
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Saner
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 17:10 Post subject: |
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I have had a kobo (old one with button for page switching) nook simple touch and a kobo mini, I would recommend the kobos to anyone, thry are fantastic 
Tbh for 100euros regardless of make you should be able to get a great reader.
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 17:32 Post subject: |
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I got a Kindle paperwhite. It's very nice for reading fiction. For anything with figures or equations it not really good.
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 17:44 Post subject: |
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Thanks guys, I'll look into the Kindle. Any special tech features I should absolutely have? The books I have are in epub and mobi format.
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Saner
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 17:49 Post subject: |
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Use calibre (software on pc) 
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 19:21 Post subject: |
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Why the hell can't I buy Kindle from a shop in NL? It's retarded to be forced to buy from amazon itself.
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| Posted: Sun, 24th Nov 2013 19:51 Post subject: |
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| Mister_s wrote: | | Why the hell can't I buy Kindle from a shop in NL? It's retarded to be forced to buy from amazon itself. |
Amazon is who make it, dont know if you can buy it in a retail store here in Spain, dont think so. I ordered in amazon.es and next day it was at home without problems and the warranty works pretty good and friend of mine have a problem with his and next day he has a new one at home and the guy from ups take the broken one without any charge.
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| Posted: Mon, 25th Nov 2013 19:56 Post subject: |
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I think I'll be going for the Aura HD. It seems to have a glorious big, high res screen. With 146 euros it's above my limit, but considering that I'll be using it for years and years, it doesn't seem that much.
Should I be aware of any upcoming e-readers?
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| Posted: Mon, 25th Nov 2013 20:04 Post subject: |
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Not that I personally know of
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| Posted: Tue, 26th Nov 2013 22:10 Post subject: |
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Any chance full color e-readers will make an intro early 2014? Or am I talking gibberish now?
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| Posted: Sat, 30th Nov 2013 11:58 Post subject: |
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I've bought the Kobo Aura HD, what a briliant piece of tech. I had my doubts about the uses of a separate e-reader compared to a tablet, I don't have a single doubt now. The screen is just briljant, the e-ink screen looks like paper, so futuristic. The light is great and the device is very responsive and fast (pageturns are almost instantaneous). I have a big physical library, but I think I prefer an e-reader now. When you put it on standby while reading a book, the book cover is used. When that happens, the screen looks like it's paper behind a plastic cover
The device also has two features I really like. One is a browser, which is rudimentary but works very good. It's all black/white obviously, but everything looks sharp and correct. The second function is something called "Pocket". You make an account, you install an app on your Phone/PC/whatever, you open an article on your phone (an analysis on BBC news for example), you save it to pocket with one click, sync your e-reader, and BAM, you can read the article offline anytime you want, properly formatted! Freakin brillant.
I was a doubter (that's why I apparently tortured myself reading on my phone), but I have seen the light. If you read books, an e-reader should be your next big buy IMO.
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| Posted: Sat, 30th Nov 2013 13:46 Post subject: |
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Likely find a decent condition used Kindle for almost nothing these days.
And yes, E-Ink or go home for e-readers.
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Sep 2015 02:38 Post subject: |
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Need help with this, guys.
Preferably even cheaper than 100€, 50-70€ would be ideal for me.
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Sep 2015 02:43 Post subject: |
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reading after call of duty? good luck 
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tonizito
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| Drowning_witch wrote: | | reading after call of duty? good luck |
Thanks for the useless post 
Come on guys, I'll be needing this soon...
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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tonizito
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Sep 2015 08:31 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the tips guys.
My big question is: how is the yarring on those things?
Can I just slap a random pdf/epub/etc in there and read it? I'm guessing amazon has some sort of lockdown on that, no?
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Sep 2015 09:13 Post subject: |
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I use Calibre to convert pirated formats (like epub or doc) to one amazon support (azw3 or mobi). You can even send it directly to kindle via USB or via internet (kindle email service). Amazon themselves have their own converting service, you just send it on your kindle email and they'll convert it. But it doesn't support .epub so it's pretty useless and also does worse job than calibre. For example calibre will replicate chapters from .doc (from the titles/subtitles), amazon service does not.
http://calibre-ebook.com/
What's worse is finding a good source for ebooks. It's pretty tough sometimes to find ebooks in both my native language (czech) or english.
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tonizito
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Sep 2015 09:20 Post subject: |
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| tolanri wrote: | I use Calibre to convert pirated formats (like epub or doc) to one amazon support (azw3 or mobi). You can even send it directly to kindle via USB or via internet (kindle email service). Amazon themselves have their own converting service, you just send it on your kindle email and they'll convert it. But it doesn't support .epub so it's pretty useless and also does worse job than calibre. For example calibre will replicate chapters from .doc (from the titles/subtitles), amazon service does not.
http://calibre-ebook.com/
What's worse is finding a good source for ebooks. It's pretty tough sometimes to find ebooks in both my native language (czech) or english. |
Sweet!
Now I'll read some reviews and make up my mind on what to buy, and on how much to spend.
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Sep 2015 11:06 Post subject: |
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I have the Kobo Aura HD, I still love it and use it almost daily before I go to sleep, backlight FTW. You should be able to buy one used for cheap.
You can use any format ebook (generally mobi or epub) and use calibre to sort and tag them. As for a source for ebooks, you can basically type "book X epub" in google and get a dozen sources. Most torrent sites also have ebooks. I don't need to look for long.
If you like to read big PDFs, think 50MB Scientific American for example, Kobo Aura HD is useless since the CPU is clearly too slow. It works, but it isn't exactly a smooth ride. Normal PDFs work. That would be the only con I can think of.
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Aaaaand I can't seem to find it in NL.
They expect it'll hit NL late November.
