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ed · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

I bought an Iriver e-book reader for a little less than a hundred. fits in the palm of my hand.

found some software to convert PDF's to .TXT.

I have a thousand books on it now.

it has a backlight so I can read in the dark and it holds mp3's and pictures and it's a voice recorder and gets FM radio.

can also play movies but I won't bother because it is so small.

I have read over 300 books on it now

dazzed · Joined: 26 May 2007

Have a link to the Iriver ebook reader?

ed · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

it's called an Iriver Lplayer 4gb

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/569175-REG/iRiver_1LP4BLK_Lplayer_4GB_Portable_Media.html

I bought it from a foreigner in Seoul who said he got it from hi mart

a few months ago I accidentally dropped it and the on off button broke.

I sent it to the Iriver repair center in Seoul and to my surprise they fixed it and returned it for free

dazzed · Joined: 26 May 2007

Doesn't it strain your eyes? Looks pretty small to be considered as a Ebook reader

ed · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

no actually

the font sizes are adjustable and I've never felt any strain or discomfort using it.

Daniel_D · Joined: 29 Dec 2008

Anyone know the date that the samsung papyrus comes out?

darkpoet · Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Location: Korea

The Samsung Papyrus was supposed to be out in June. It's late. I suspect the touch screen will not be very useful anyway... The Sony PRS-700's touchscreen cannot be used to take notes (it's not Wacom therefore not very accurate)... so what's the point if it's just for highlighting and menus?

I decided to order 2 Sony PRS-505s from Amazon. A lightscreen case as well. Should be here in a week. Looking forward to it... can't wait for the phonecall to go pay the post office for the customs fees... I hope I can pass it off as an IT tool or notebook and pay just the 10% VAT (the import fee is 8% and up).

crianp · Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Location: Incheon

Speaking of ebook readers, does anyone know where I can buy one of the Sony PRS series (I don't have a credit card to order of amazon) or how to use nuutbook.com?

crossmr · Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul

Daniel_D · Joined: 29 Dec 2008

I've heard that U.S. soldiers can buy the Sony PRS series at the shop on base? Anyone know if this is true? I don't have any soldier friends to confirm this.

EricB · Joined: 08 Sep 2007

Be careful with that light case. I stopped using mine because it scratched up my screen.

See this thread:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34723

I really recommend this case:

http://www.amazon.com/BookArmor-Travel-Case-Ships-Amazon/dp/B001M1Z574

darkpoet · Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Location: Korea

I don't mean to, but *bump* I'm really happy with my Sony PRS-505. It's not great with graphics-heavy PDFs but is quite nice for anything else. It's awesome toting around 100s of books in 600 grams (case included). Gutenberg Project has a million epub booksthat look great on it and Google's controversial move will convert millions of books to epub as well so if you favor the Kindle, be prepared to pay for public domain books.

You can order from Amazon using Paypal but you'll need your billing address to match your shipping address - if you have someone back home who can forward it on to you as a gift, you can avoid the import tax, too.

If you need a credit card to order from Amazon, look into getting a Samsung Card. They're great for foreigners. You might get some hassle with Amazon about confirming your identity... They ended up deleting my order and suspending my account three times and finally allowed it through on the fourth try (a delay of weeks)... each re-try I had to re-create my account and re-place my order. Each time a $1US charge showed up on my card that disappeared later. In the end, I was happy.

Underwaterbob · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito

I'm using an 11" Hansung netbook for ebooks right now. It's great.