E-reader recommendation request and Day 2 of the tv meme

[splash_the_cat]

So, I want an e-reader primarily to read PDFs, or even better, html files downloaded from the interwebs. Yes, I'm looking at an e-reader primarily to deal with the ridiculous glut of unread fic sitting in my bookmarks. Anyone have suggestions on the best option?

Because, man, I am getting to old to read comfortably on my Touch.

30 Days of TV

Comments

[ultranos_fic]

I have heard from a very reliable source (an engineer and avid reader working on it) that the new Amazon Kindle3 has a nice web browser. She was able to read fic from FF.net off it.

But I don't know how you feel about Kindles.

[splash_the_cat]

I've been eyeballing the new cheap ones, but I'm more likely to download the files and read offline. I can convert to PDF, but if there's a reader that supports html files, then my laziness would be pleased.

[ultranos_fic]

*shrug* My source claims that the fic she was reading off ff.net worked great as long as she viewed it in mobile mode. It might be a YMMV thing, though. As it's not out yet, I can't tell you from personal experience how it works. :)

[mrgeddylee]

For PDF and HTML, I'd go Ipad. I love my Kindle but content management would become a nuisance with fic. I would think you would want something that could browse well, and that rules out e-ink displays.

[splash_the_cat]

Yeah, sadly iPad is well out of budget range for the near future, what with the looming daycare bills. But that's v. helpful info about the kindle and content management.

[riffalike]

I have been coveting a Kindle DX (large screen) ever since Barb got hers, but mrgeddylee is right about content management. As far as I can tell, there's no such thing as a "folder."

[splash_the_cat]

The large screen on the DX is tempting, but the small size of the new gen kindles is a huge draw, as I'm still having residual joint pain in my hands from the gluten days/pregnancy, and smaller and lighter is better.

[ayiana]

I have a kindle, and I use it almost exclusively for fic. E-ink is amazing when it comes to readability. Combined with the Firefox Read-it-later extension and Calibre (freeware ebook manager), it's like, the awesomest thing ever. Not, you know, that I'm biased or anything.

If your main goal is readability, I'd go Kindle. If it's web browsing, I might suggest IPad, but I've heard rumors that there are glare issues with it. Plus, it's 10 hours (I think?) battery time, vs. 10 days to 2 weeks on the Kindle.

[splash_the_cat]

I will be so sad if it doesn't get another season.

[dendrophilous]

Was going to say iPad with Instapaper.

In lieu of an iPad...I don't know. Not one of the Sony readers, getting html files on it would be a pain.

[splash_the_cat]

Someone commented above that she successfully uses her kindle for exactly what I want it for, so that's looking like the top option, with the good prices on the new ones.