# Recommend an E-Reader for Comic Books... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-e-reader-for-comic-books/659181 "2013-05-24T00:36:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-e-reader-for-comic-books/659181/1 "2013-05-24T00:36:15Z")
What’s a decent E-Reader, kinda on the cheap side ('cause I’m $-challenged) for reading Comic-Books in pdf format? Doesn’t absolutely have to be full size (6 3/4" x 10 1/4") but not a whole lot less, or the dialogue balloons wouldn’t be readable… Does it make sense to get a “dumb reader,” or is it wiser to pay more for an actual smart tablet? Who’s tried this and is happy with theirs? Oh, yeah, weight is also an issue, for reading comfort… ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-e-reader-for-comic-books/659181/2 "2013-05-24T01:25:59Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > What’s a decent E-Reader, kinda on the cheap side ('cause I’m $-challenged) for reading Comic-Books in pdf format? Doesn’t absolutely have to be full size (6 3/4" x 10 1/4") but not a whole lot less, or the dialogue balloons wouldn’t be readable… > > Does it make sense to get a “dumb reader,” or is it wiser to pay more for an actual smart tablet? Who’s tried this and is happy with theirs? > > Oh, yeah, weight is also an issue, for reading comfort… I’m assuming you want color so that rules out the low-end e-ink (monchrome) ereaders. I would probably go with a tablet. Try to find one that supports [cbr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book_archive) (the comic book archive) file type in addition to pdf.