Violins and Starships

eBook Wishing

July 22nd, 2010

I think I might might want one of these: the PocketBook reader. Just like those big, popular e-book readers, they’re still way too expensive but they do all kinds of useful things like TXT, PDF and HTML and a whole bunch of formats I’ve never heard of, plus image files too.

The 302 is the fanciest one and therefore the most expensive. It’s the only model that has WiFi capability. Does this mean I could use it to surf the Internet? That would be very cool. The 301 comes in pink, which of course is not important at all but I do like pink. But, I think if I was going to get one these (which I almost certainly will not) it would be the 360, not just because it’s the lowest priced but more because I like the size. The description does not say what size SD card it takes. The others take up to 32 Gb but they leave out that little detail on this one and that makes me wary.

Anyway… I’m just thinking about that. I like that it’s not a Kindle or a Nook and as I said I like the smaller size. I am rather impatient to get one of these little toys but I’m inclined to wait a couple more years to see what else comes out, hopefully at a more reasonable price. Still… note to certain people who will, in a few months, be asking me what I want for Christmas…

6 Responses to “eBook Wishing”

  1. Hippie

    I believe the Kindle is cheaper…

  2. Lynn

    But it’s a Kindle.

  3. Hippie

    I can understand not wanting the most popular version of something because it’s the most popular AND most expensive, like the iPhone, iPod, Prius, Windows 7, etc, but the Kindle is quite a bit cheaper than the pocketbook reader, and has free internet access. *I* would be happy with one. :-)

  4. Lynn

    Maybe I need to learn more about the Kindle before I reject it but I don’t want to download books from Amazon I want to download books from Project Gutenberg.

  5. Lynn

    Also, I like the small PocketBook reader because it’s small.

  6. Kursy jazdy Wroc?aw

    Merry Christmas!!! :)

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