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[strina]

So I'm currently borrowing my aunt's Kindle and I think I need an ebook reader of my very own. Car repairs mean I won't have the money for at least a month, but does anyone have any recs? Anti-recs?* Links to awesome sites with lots of fanfic ebooks?**

*I will not be getting a Kindle, because a) I hate Amazon and b) I pretty much hate the Kindle; why can't I skip to the last chapter? Why does it not tell me anywhere I can find how to follow the stupid quick links? Why does the user manual give me sort options that do not appear on the screen at any point?

**I know you can use fanfic downloaders and convertor programs and make ebooks, but I am laaazy. Everything I've put on the Kindle comes from this Ebook Library or Ralst's page here.

Comments

thoughts on other e-readers

[inkstone]

My friend has the Nook and she likes it but she says the backlist choices are often lacking, which she finds frustrating. With new releases, it's great but with other titles, the selection can be hit or miss. I know it's just a matter of digitizing but B&N is a little slow about it.

I had the Sony previously which I liked a lot but lord, if you go that route, I really really recommend the model that lets you download books wirelessly. I think the daily edition might be the only one that can do that currently but ugh. Sony's great in that you have more freedom to shop wherever you want, particularly if you know how to crack and convert ebooks (although really, I guess that's true for any kind of reader), but having to connect your ebook to your computer all the time is annoying. And I didn't realize how annoying it was until I got the Kindle.

Re: thoughts on other e-readers

[poisontaster]

That's not necessarily B&N; it's the publishers and the authors, too. If the publisher no longer has the rights or if they don't think conversion will be profitable enough, if the author won't give permission, etc., etc.