phonegeek 588 Report post Posted February 23, 2011 Hi Guys, I want to gift some ebook reader to my cousin, and since I am completely noob in this area I am confronted by several questions , please help me to douse them. So here they are: Questions: 1. Which is the best ebook reader in my budget and requirements? 2. Availability of Titles, is it necessary to purchase or is there a way it can be managed(hope you understood it) 3. Availability of titles from India authors. Requirements: 1. Only need Wifi version. 2. Should be light weight and compact. 3. Budget around 6-10k. So guys, please help me in deciding which one to buy. Also if someone is interested in selling one, can PM me. Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted February 23, 2011 Checkout this link for Top 12 International Brand Ebook Readers with Detailed Feature List... Reviews... Everything You Wanna Know.. http://ebook-reader-....com/index.html One Indian Brand With it's Devices & Ebook Store.. Wink https://www.thewinks...ew_all_ereaders Another Indian Brand is Infibeam which sells Device as well as Ebooks.. Infibeam Ebook Store http://www.infibeam.com/eBooks/ Besides there are many international Ebooks Stores like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Ebook Store (Good Number of Free Books As Well) Titles needs to be purchased...... managing thing is not very common yet... But PDF's from sources on the Internet can be loaded in Some of the Readers Compatible with it... Itna info enough hai ? ... Now kaam pe lago R&D me... Kaunsa lena hai isme se... Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonegeek 588 Report post Posted February 23, 2011 Thanks Rajan Bhai..... Will go through the links....R&D chalu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted February 23, 2011 Ebook readers are convinient only if books are in EBOOK format. PDF reading is not at all good. I have KINDLE and reading is very comfortable but only if its in EBOOK format. There are sites where you get all sort of ebooks. Most ebook readers supplied by book sellers support proprietary formats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonegeek 588 Report post Posted February 23, 2011 What about converting pdf to EBOOK format? Possible/useful? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted February 23, 2011 No not possible. E book format is very very compact and taxt only sort of format. PDF is more of image sort of format. Ebook More here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats My honest opinion, if at all you are planning to read PDF on ebook reader, please do not consider buying ebook readers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonegeek 588 Report post Posted February 23, 2011 Thanks Kshah. Will keep your suggestion in mind. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonegeek 588 Report post Posted February 27, 2011 I am zeroing on kindle 3 simply because of its fabulous battery life and screen. I had considered nook color buts its main disadvantage is battery life and screen glare. Now can someone tell me whether a Kindle 3 U.S. version(wifi only) will work in India over wifi? I learnt that i cannot make direct purchases of books from device but can i do it by purchasing on pc and then syncing to kindle? Is there any other restriction regarding using it in India? Thanks Sent from my Android Device Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted February 28, 2011 You can not use books purchased for PC on kindle unless you have two devices registered. WiFi version may have good ESN for india. 3G version usually do not work. All books are DRM protected and when you buy book on amazne one has to specify on which device book need to be delivered. On another device that book book do not work. Hacked books are avaiolable on forums though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonegeek 588 Report post Posted February 28, 2011 Thanks for the info. I would go for Wifi version only. As you are using the kindle, can you tell me whether .mobi books are displayed properly on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
