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[ase]

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance is available in electronic format, and I want something to read on the train, so I'm looking at ereaders. Are there overwhelming reasons to go with a Kindle Touch over a Nook Simple Touch? Available free / cheap books, breadth / depth of compatible file formats, convenience of downloading internet content, marginal non-reading bonus features? I'm leaning toward the Nook. I'm also eying the Sony ereader in reflexive anti-crowd attitude, but I'm not buying without trying.

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[loup_noir]

We were given a Kindle for Christmas. I find it so annoying to use that I've abandoned it. albionwood will occasionally use it to read "Science News," but I notice he's not using it very much these days. Me? I'm holding out for the next big price reduction on tablets. The 7" size of the various ereaders I've looked at is too small. I'd like a 10" reader with some kind of manual paging or a gesture screen. The poking and prodding on the Kindle doesn't do it for me.

[ase]

Is the size the dealbreaker, or something else? This is to occupy my young(er) eyes on BART, so smaller and lighter is acceptable. Obnoxious reading or file transfer interface, for example, would be serious problems.

[loup_noir]

I find that the page "reads too small" for me. I read quickly, and the small amount of print available on the screen coupled with the very annoying paging makes for a not-user friendly experience.

The file transfer is easy. My PC sees it as another drive, so I can drag and drop.

I'm also holding out for the tablet as I can't see a use of a dedicated reader. I like the idea that I could do a quick Internet browse/look-up or some very minor word processing.