<p>We were thinking of giving these as gifts. Which is the best one to buy?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>p2n,</p>
<p>do a CC google search. We have had two or three threads in the last month talking about our experiences with them. I like the Kindle, which I have had for two months. My H has the Sony, one of the older models.</p>
<p>Here’s one of them.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/812986-kimble-sony-nook-discuss.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/812986-kimble-sony-nook-discuss.html</a></p>
<p>Here’s the other.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/818599-kindle-what-do-you-think.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/818599-kindle-what-do-you-think.html</a></p>
<p>Long story short - for myself, after much searching, talking with current Kindle owners, reading online, etc., I asked Santa for a Kindle 2. Suspicious box arrived Friday.</p>
<p>I think I’ll be happy with it.</p>
<p>I am waiting for the perfect emusic reader. Big enough to show a full size page or two of (say) piano music, with a very easy hand or foot page turner. Must read pdfs, be able to be safely propped on a music stand, have a place to plug in a thumb drive, etc.</p>
<p>Anyone got recommendation for this?</p>
<p>Thanks, folks. Great advice as usual.</p>
<p>I don’t know if it’s “the best,” but I have a Kindle DX, which can receive PDF files. I really enjoy it.</p>
<p>My Kindle just arrived in the mail. It is from my H but I ordered it myself. I briefly looked at it but decided I would make myself wait till the 1st night of Chanukah before I used it.</p>
<p>Here is a list of ereaders and the files they interpret: [List</a> of e-book readers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_e-book_readers]List”>Comparison of e-readers - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>I suppose at some point the ereader starts looking like a laptop or smartphone.</p>
<p>I absolutely LOVE my Kindle 2. I chose it over the Sony due to the ease in which you can download books - it’s instant and can be done virtually anywhere. Highly recommend!</p>
<p>An advantage of a kindle over reading books on a laptop is that there is no backlighting. It’s just like reading a regular book in that sense, so no eye strain.</p>
<p>Holding a Kindle is a lot easier than popping open a laptop on a plane or on the bleachers waiting for my daughter’s practice to finish or even the simple matter of lugging it around. So much more portable - which is the point. </p>
<p>I do have trouble reading online in the sun with a laptop, but the Kindle, no problem. I don’t have to go find shade somewhere to get out of the glare of the sun to read my book.</p>
<p>I was able to try out a Nook in B&N today, it was very nice. Even though delivery won’t be until January, I think this is the way we’re going to go.</p>
<p>My Nook has shipped!</p>
<p>Now I can’t wait for the cover I will hopefully get for Christmas. Check this site out:[nook</a> handmade leather covers](<a href=“http://www.oberondesign.com/nook.php]nook”>http://www.oberondesign.com/nook.php)</p>
<p>My Nook arrived last night! Already loaded with Pride & Prejudice, Little Women, and Dracula. To which I added a few others. It’s pretty easy to use and I will really enjoy all the bookshelf space I won’t need anymore. I do miss being able to thumb through a book. My mother has a Kindle, so hopefully I’ll be able to compare the two soon.</p>
<p>Looking forward to the cover I ordered (see above link).</p>
<p>The answer to this question is none until a) the format war is resolved, b) other devices envelop a reader into their own set of features or a reader does a lot more than present text.</p>
<p>FF-Can’t wait to hear what you think of it. We did order a Nook for S3, but a Kindle for my dad as we didn’t think he could manage the touch screen as easily.</p>
<p>Which cover did you pick?</p>