On 01/13/2016 12:17 PM, Don Y wrote:
So, anyone with a fair bit of first-hand experience willing to share
observations as to what they like/dislike about *their* eReader
(make/model)? ISTR at least one unit only allowed you to put
materials onto it via a wireless link -- to a *vendor*! I'm not
sure how that will work with the library's offerings. Nor how
you can later "backup" those acquisitions onto some other media
(lest your eReader *fail*).

I've got an older Kindle Keyboard:

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Keyboar.../dp/B004HZYA6E

which is equivalent to the current Paperwhite

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWH595M

I've been very happy with it. You can either buy from Amazon or sideload
via the USB port. Many of the Amazon books are free or very inexpensive
if you're not into the NYT best sellers.

Calibre can convert from a number of formats to the mobi format.
Instructions for sideloading are here;

http://www.ebookpartnership.com/help...i-file-kindle/

The way our library works is the eBooks are actually received from Amazon.

Some models are 3G. The 'special offers' are very non-intrusive.
Basically you get a varying selection of ads when the device is turned
off, not some popup every time you turn the page.

The Kindle app is available for tablets and PCs also as well as the
hardware Kindles. If you're connected (3G or WiFi) your material is
synched; read to page 103 on the Kindle at home, and when you go to that
book on a PC at work, you'll be on 103.

Battery life is excellent as long as the WiFi is turned off. A charge
lasts several weeks instead of several hours with a tablet. While I
still like paper, the Kindle experience is almost as good and if you're
traveling it beats a heavy bag full of books.

One nice feature is the dictionary. It comes with an english dictionary
but I purchased a German to English dictionary. Put the cursor over an
unfamiliar word and it pops up a definition most of the time. German
being German, some of the compound words or verb forms don't work smoothly.