Portable eBook reader
These days no one reads an actual book anymore, all of us love hearing an audio book, but those that are a little more on the classic side, read ebooks. These are just like the book itself, but digital, portable, can handle hundreds of ebooks at a time and have all sorts of important features. The following will describe what type of portable eBook reader you can find and how to find the best for you.
First of all, there’s the price. There are many different types of ebook readers, with many, different price tags. Before saying anything else, we are talking here strictly about specially designed portable ebook readers. We know there are other devices that can handle ebooks, but a specially designed portable ebook reader is the subject of our article.
So, there are smaller cheaper portable ebook readers, with only a couple of features, and larger ones, full of options and specifications that make them the best mediums for you. Prices range from 70-80 dollars to several hundreds. Decide on the budge and let’s see what you should look for in your next portable ebook reader.
The first thing you need from a good portable ebook reader is the screen resolution and contrast. You need a large enough resolution from the display because you don’t want to have jagged edges to the letter, and the contrast because you want the letters to be white and the background black, and some odd shades of grey.
After you decide on the display (we recommend going for mid range models that provide with at least a 640x 480 resolution) you can start searching for the features that you want on your portable ebook reader. Stuff like bookmarks so you can start from the page you left the story, maybe the ability to view some pictures you took with your phone and wireless connectivity, allowing you to easily upload more ebooks.
Storage capacity is also important, not because you wouldn’t have enough space for you ebooks, but because many people use their portable ebook reader as a mobile hard disk. This allows you to travel with large amounts of data anywhere and access it as easy as possible. We can see models with up to 16GB of integrated memory and some of them even come with card readers.
If you want to do other thing with your portable ebook reader, you can look for more expensive units that have integrated movie players for several types of files, as well MP3 capabilities and even radio. These are expensive portable ebook readers, but you can see them as a portable multimedia device, for a complete experience.
There are several portable ebook reader manufacturers on the market, from Sony and Philips, to LG and No-Name units. We are sure, in any case, that the perfect portable ebook reader for you is out there some where, with the perfect price and set of features. Just remember to get well informed before purchasing your unit, and don’t forget about anything you want from it.