E-Reader Purchasing: Browser?

[littleisle.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm new (and very grateful for) this community because I love reading and would like to purchase and e-reader.

I have 2 main inquiries:

1) I'm still deciding which e-reader would suit me best, and since I mostly read fanfiction online (thought there are some which I do save), I was wondering which e-reader would do the job most efficiently.

I looked around the internet a few times, as well as called to inquire about several different e-readers, and I've been circling around 3 main ones:

- The Kobo Touch
- The Kindle Touch
- The Sony Reader Wifi

When I've looked around for answers about their browser functions, most of them were similar: The browser is limited but workable.

Thus my question is, which e-reader can best function if I were to go read fanfiction/blogs online? If I were, let's say, to go to livejournal, insanejournal, dreamwidth, archive of our own or simply just browse in google for fanfiction?

2) Which e-reader can best allow me to organize and read pdf files (or are there files that I convert to read my fanfiction downloads better?)

Thanks!

Comments

[amalthia]

I have the Sony PRS-650 and I use Calibre's Fanfiction Downloader plugin to download fics directly from A03/ksarchive/ff.net/and other harry potter archives into my Calibre.

Or you can just use the a03's download mobi/epub buttons to download the story directly to your device. :)

I hear the wi-fi browser is about the same as all other e-ink browsers.

Now as for organizing large collections all the reading I've done suggests that the Kindle is the hardest to use to organize your stuff, plus if you add a lot of stories it'll take forever for the Kindle to index them the first time?

I've been able to add over 1000 stories to my device and find what I want in under a minute. It sorts by Title, author, date, date added, and it lets you jump to anywhere between A-Z. You can also easily create your own collections, change the screensaver, and manage your collections on the device. In terms of sheer organization easiness the Sony I think beats all the other devices.

With Calibre you can also set up a content server so you can access your Calibre collection from your device.

If you're mostly going to be reading fan fiction I really recommend the Sony. I've had this line of readers from the beginning and so far it's been a solid device and I think the only one that makes it easy to manage a large collection on the device.

You can also check out library books on the Sony.

[littleisle.livejournal.com]

OH THIS WAS SO HELPFUL! Thanks a bunch!

[amalthia]

I look forward to hearing which device you end up with. :) And if you decide on the Sony I'm almost always around to answer questions. :)

[littleisle.livejournal.com]

I'm very strongly inclined towards Sony! Its quality seems to be worth its high price, so :) Thank you for your very kind offer!
I'll make sure to take you up on it!