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

[texas-nightowl.livejournal.com]

I can't really provide any feedback on browsing with any of the devices...I've only had a Kindle 3, and I don't bother to browse with it. I agree with one of the comments that a tablet type device would be better for lots of browsing...however for long reading sessions, I prefer the e-ink screens on the e-readers.

Like others, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Calibre. I use FLAG (flagfic.com) to download stories in epub/mobi format from some sites, or direct download from others (AO3) and covert them as necessary in Calibre and load them on my Kindle.

FWIW, I absolutely DETEST PDF format for ebooks, even when reading on my PC. It can really look awful sometimes. So I stick to mobi/epub formats.

[littleisle.livejournal.com]

That's why I want the e-readers, because I have long-reading sections, and eventually with my smartphone, my eyes start to feel strained... But I've been hearing things about Sony, so *cross fingers*

Thanks for your input!

[amalthia]

Whichever device you pick I highly recommend Calibre for organizing your ebooks/fanfiction.

email me at amalthia at gmail.com and I can share the link to my content server so you can get an idea of how custom columns may be useful. :) if you're interested that is.

[littleisle.livejournal.com]

I emailed you! Thanks for helping :)

[littleisle.livejournal.com]

*My email's littleisle at hotmail.com !