My daughter would like a Palm/PocketPC/similar for reading e-books. (The Wizard of Oz series, mostly.) Is there a cheap pocket device out there that reads e-books (in whatever format) and takes notes? I don't want to get a $250 device just for reading books.
E-Book Reader?
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Elfan
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You're have to research that whatever part carefully. Some e-books are just nice HTML while others are in funky formats.
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The stuff she wants in usually available in a variety of formats, so that isn't an issue. I like using .lit (MicroSoft) but can get stuff in that, .pdb (Palm), .html, .pdf, etc. She mostly wants to read classic children's stuff that's out there in several formats already--L. Frank Baum, Roald Dahl, etc.
satans.barber
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One of the cheaper Palm devices would be fine. If she wants to pile books on it, look for at least 8Mb RAM though. They start at about £80 here now, which is probably only $100 in American terms, using the things-be-cheaper-in-the-states-cuss formula 
Ian.
Ian.
satans.barber
Master Black Belt
You could get a second hand one off eBay for about half the retail price I imagine.
For example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3046837373&category=38331
...is a IIIxe ending in 20 mins, for $30 at the mo, that'd be fine (I've got one of those).
Ian.
For example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3046837373&category=38331
...is a IIIxe ending in 20 mins, for $30 at the mo, that'd be fine (I've got one of those).
Ian.
