[Dtb-talk] What are the cheapest accessible ebook readers?

[Mike Freeman]

My vote is still with the Stream though the BookSense has a better TTS engine. The Stream handles books the BookSense  won't. 

Mike Freeman
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On Oct 12, 2011, at 13:01, "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com> wrote:

> That is funny in a way as my BookSense is also almost dead after a little more than two years.  In my 
> case the speaker has partially failed although the rest works all right.  Freedom Scientific has their 
> little reader called the PlexTalk Pocket on sale until the end of October for $275.  The down side is 
> that I have heard that unit and the Book Port Plus which is built on the same unit has the shortest 
> battery life.  Also, it has Samantha and Tom as does the Stream which is the reason I liked the 
> BookSense.  
> 
> You can read about it at
> 
> http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/plextalk-pocket-product-page.asp
> 
> It appears to be a good reader, though.  They say ten hours of battery life, while the BookSense says 12 
> and the Stream says 15.  
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:52:09 -0400, Kestrell wrote:
> 
>> My BookSense just died (it's less than two years old so, needless to say, I will not be recommending a 
> BookSense to people).
> 
>> What do folks recommend as the least expensive accessible ebook reader options?
> 
>> Kes
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