Good commentary above, and be sure to check out the info on Mobileread (http://www.mobileread.com) as well, they've got tons of great stuff on the wiki and in the forums there.
About the Nook: I like the look, and I think the hardware's got very good potential. The firmware that the display models are running is pretty crap. I have to believe BN will be getting a firmware update for the things out soon, since IMO the display model was nearly unusable due to weird user-interface problems. Once they've got the software worked out, it's worth considering.
I agree with Amothea on the PDF issue: PDF's designed for straight-to-print work and doesn't handle different screen sizes gracefully. If your preferred method of dealing with fanfiction is NeoOffice-to-PDF, though, it'll work best if you go with a smaller-than-8.5x11" page size. But that comes after picking a device anyway. :)
I've had a Sony 505 for a bit over a year and am very happy with it, but much of what makes me happy about it can be found on the other e-ink readers. They all have essentially the same screen anyway, so most of the differences are in the smaller things like button placement and material the case is made out of. I think the metal the Sonys are made out of looks cool and holds up well (I've never bothered protecting mine with anything at the beach, and it hasn't been bothered when I've dropped it a few times.) The metal sucks heat out of your hands, though. The plastic ones like the Nook and Kindle are probably a little less cold-feeling in winter, but then they show smudges more (especially what with being white.)
Anyway. All the readers should work fine for us fanfic readers, and I think we can all agree that the single most obnoxious thing about fanfic reading on the go is people who only post their novel-length stories to about thirty separate LiveJournal entries. ;)
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Date: 2009-12-20 03:26 am (UTC)About the Nook: I like the look, and I think the hardware's got very good potential. The firmware that the display models are running is pretty crap. I have to believe BN will be getting a firmware update for the things out soon, since IMO the display model was nearly unusable due to weird user-interface problems. Once they've got the software worked out, it's worth considering.
I agree with Amothea on the PDF issue: PDF's designed for straight-to-print work and doesn't handle different screen sizes gracefully. If your preferred method of dealing with fanfiction is NeoOffice-to-PDF, though, it'll work best if you go with a smaller-than-8.5x11" page size. But that comes after picking a device anyway. :)
I've had a Sony 505 for a bit over a year and am very happy with it, but much of what makes me happy about it can be found on the other e-ink readers. They all have essentially the same screen anyway, so most of the differences are in the smaller things like button placement and material the case is made out of. I think the metal the Sonys are made out of looks cool and holds up well (I've never bothered protecting mine with anything at the beach, and it hasn't been bothered when I've dropped it a few times.) The metal sucks heat out of your hands, though. The plastic ones like the Nook and Kindle are probably a little less cold-feeling in winter, but then they show smudges more (especially what with being white.)
Anyway. All the readers should work fine for us fanfic readers, and I think we can all agree that the single most obnoxious thing about fanfic reading on the go is people who only post their novel-length stories to about thirty separate LiveJournal entries. ;)