OK, I am officially looking for a portable ebook reader! I definitely want an e ink based device, because I already have a very good smartphone that works fine for me. So, the biggest selling points for me would be:
- a larger screen than a PDA type reader
- ability to read image-based PDF files
- wide range of supported ebook formats, both commercial and free. Plain TXT is a must!
- the device must support Unicode
- convenient design and nice look. You know, I don't want to be embarrassed when people see me read this thing!
- some text entry mode would be nice, but this is not crucial
- decent screen quality. I am realistic and I understand that ebook readers with better screens are still a few years away, but I hope to choose the best that's out there right now.
- a lot of memory or support for high capacity SD cards. Chances are, If my smartphone supported HCSD I would not even need a portable ebook reader.
- easy syncing. WiFi would be nice.
The models that I plan to look at first (and see how these readers measure up to the demands listed above) are:
I do have to say that
Sony PRS-505 and
Amazon Kindle are by far the strongest contenders.
