eReader's

[froodle]

What is the best eReader in the market right now for comics/manga?

i have heard that the kobo aura HD has the best ppi and resolution but what about price?

i was tempted to get the Nook simple touch for its price, but it needed a back light for my usage.

 

[coen113]

i would not get an ereader. you should propardly get a cheap android tablet, and put an ereader app on it.

[CoolBeans]

I don't think eReaders have color so I would go with something like a Nexus 7

[Dudenstein]

With e-ink the best one I would say is the Paperwhite. 

[Damikiller37]

I use my Kindle Paperwhite to read manga and it is brilliant! I would have it over any tablet since the screen is front-lit making it easy on the eyes and great if you want to read at night. Highly recommend!

EDIT: Here is a picture I just took ( I'll let you guess the manga )

http://i41.tinypic.com/29ge7fd.jpg

[froodle]

I don't think eReaders have color so I would go with something like a Nexus 7

i dont want colour to be honest, black and white is fine for me

[Dudenstein]

I use my Kindle Paperwhite to read manga and it is brilliant! I would have it over any tablet since the screen is front-lit making it easy on the eyes and great if you want to read at night. Highly recommend!

EDIT: Here is a picture I just took ( I'll let you guess the manga )

http://i41.tinypic.com/29ge7fd.jpg

Is the paperwhite closed off to epub filetype books? I want to get one but all of my books are epub

[Damikiller37]

Ignore this

[froodle]

Has anyone had any experience with the Nook simple touch, as apparently with some customization its can be a ok eReader, or so i have heard.

[Damikiller37]

Is the paperwhite closed off to epub filetype books? I want to get one but all of my books are epub

Yeah it doesn't support epub but you could convert them using Calibrie to a desired format such as awz3 or mobi.

[Dudenstein]

Yeah it doesn't support epub but you could convert them using Calibrie to a desired format such as awz3 or mobi.

That's a major bummer for me lol 

[Damikiller37]

That's a major bummer for me lol 

Who knows maybe we will see a new kindle by the end of this year. They seemed to have followed a yearly release quite well up until now since the first kindle Maybe they will also add the epub support!

[Dudenstein]

Who knows maybe we will see a new kindle by the end of this year. They seemed to have followed a yearly release quite well up until now since the first kindle Maybe they will also add the epub support!

I don't think they will because e-ink isn't a money maker for them anymore and they've never been keen on opening up their devices to open filetypes lol

[rashdanml]

That's a major bummer for me lol 

Or just redownload them in Mobi. It's extremely easy to find Mobi files.

 

A cheap Android tablet (Nexus 7) works great too. You can get both the Kindle and Kobo apps for it, supporting epub in the process (Kobo uses epub, iirc).

[obsidian1200]

It really kind of depends on what the resolution of your comics/manga is, or an average of what they tend to be. I have a Nook e-ink reader in my drawer, which is great for text, but when it comes to comics/manga, things tend to get difficult to read (pictures look ok, but the text becomes unreadible on some pages). From what I understand, the Kindle e-ink readers are similar in terms of resolution.

 

I've never heard of Kobo's before, but for a black and white reader, they look pretty good. The format support is fairly solid just from looking at the tech specs, and the resolution looks good. I'm personally using a new Nexus 7, and everything looks great on it, plus it's more than just a reader.

 

I'd recommend the Nexus 7, but again that's because it's more feature rich than standard readers. The Kobo looks like a good second choice, too.

[rashdanml]

One thing e-readers do have over tablets, though, is battery life. They can last a long time for continuous reading (think Kindle is over a month at 30 mins a day which translates to 15 hours at least), while most Android tablet batteries drain after about 6-7 hours of screen time. 

[Le Reaper]

I own an older Sony one. I like it, I've read tons of books using it. I didn't pay for it, it was given to me. If you can get an e-reader for really cheap less than 100 dollars, pick one up.

[Dudenstein]

E-ink is also vastly superior in direct sunlight so if you're like me and like to read at parks or the beach then e-ink is great. For flights though I bring my ipad and nook tablet for the added functionality and planes generally have places to plug in electronics nowadays