Update and New Focus

So I'm going to start updating every day about something. Today I'd really like to review my ebook reader. I just got in back in January and I feel like I've really put it through it's paces these last few months.

I bought this in January because it was on sale at Best Buy and came with a free sleeve and I was gearing up for the cruise we are taking next year. So that said, I have no buyers regret on this purchase. Frankly, it's been years since I bought a non-touchscreen electronics device so when I was looking at all these e-readers which required the use of buttons, I was not impressed.

This 5 inch e-reader fits into my hand. I can just swipe my finger across the page to go to the next one or to go back. I still use the physical buttons a lot though since they are right where my fingers are when I'm holding the device. The screen has little glare, but it does seem to attract dust. That bothered my at first, but I don't notice it anymore. I don't notice the flash when I turn the page anymore either. For the $140 I paid for this, I've received many hours of amusement and have still only paid for about $30 worth of books.

One of the pros of this device is that you can check out books from the Library with it. I also get a lot of books from Project Gutenburg and buy cheap books from Smashwords.

A negative for some people will certainly be the lack of wifi or 3g. I don't miss it because I use Calibre to organize my books on the computer and I'm never far from a computer. I'm not even close to filling the memory on the device and have over a hundred books on it.

I usually look for books by either author or time loaded onto the device, with the occasional search via title if I can't remember the author. You can also add tags to the books in Calibre which will make groups on the device and you can navigate by those tags instead.

One weak point in the design on the e-reader is the stylus. I rarely used mine and it still broke last month. I figure I'll live without it and glued it onto the e-reader since the ereader doesn't look right without the stylus.

It also doesn't come with an ac adapter and doesn't work with all the other ac adapter you may have in your home with the same connection. I had 3, a non-name from ebay, a samsung one from my phone, and one from my Archos 5 IT. Only the Samsung works properly. The no name will not allow me to use the reader while charging, but will charge it and the Archos one doesn't work at all.

All in all, a great device. It feels solid and has given me few problems in the last few months. I'm now a believer in dedicated ebook readers.