eReader with note taking

[msstice]

I'm reading the book I'm working on before I do my next round of revision. I convert it to ePub and read it on my Kindle and on my iPad with Kindle app. What I would really like to do is scribble margin notes all over the book and then refer back to them as I revise. How could I do this

1. Is there a iPad app that lets me do this? I have an old iPad mini with no stylus
2. is there an eReader you would recommend that has this featue?

I went to a BestBuy nearby and all they had on display was a Kindle Scribe and I wasn't too impressed by it. It might work but for the money they want for it I don't know ...

Thank you!

 

[Snicklefritz]

I'm reading the book I'm working on before I do my next round of revision. I convert it to ePub and read it on my Kindle and on my iPad with Kindle app. What I would really like to do is scribble margin notes all over the book and then refer back to them as I revise. How could I do this

1. Is there a iPad app that lets me do this? I have an old iPad mini with no stylus
2. is there an eReader you would recommend that has this featue?

I went to a BestBuy nearby and all they had on display was a Kindle Scribe and I wasn't too impressed by it. It might work but for the money they want for it I don't know ...

Thank you!

The Kobo Elipsa is an eReader with a large screen size and note-taking capabilities. It features a 10.3-inch E Ink display. It also comes with a stylus that allows users to make handwritten notes, highlight text, and annotate documents directly on the screen.
I have not used this reader but am very happy with my Kobo Clara reader and making typed notes. Not what you want, I know, but just fyi.

 

[Brian G Turner]

If you read it on a Kindle Fire you can highlight text and make notes easily. I do it all the time for my archaeology books, then save a copy of these to my PC after.

 

[msstice]

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It has been decided I should get something for my birthday. I looked at reviews for the Kobo Elipsa 2E (Hat tip @Snicklefritz ) and then ran down the list of Kobos. I took a liking to the Kobo Libra Color and am wondering what others think?

People ding the dim screen but I have a decade old Kindle and in one video review it looked like the screen was a bright as that. The Kindle paper white actually looked too bright, like

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Thanks!

 

[msstice]

If you read it on a Kindle Fire you can highlight text and make notes easily. I do it all the time for my archaeology books, then save a copy of these to my PC after.

I'm biased against tablets for reading, but can't tell you why. Perhaps I fell too much in love with the concept of eInk for reading.

The Kobo Libre Color and Kobo Sage are pretty close to what I would consider dream devices for reading and making notes.

It's interesting, these boundaries, where eInk devices have browsers and audio book playbacks. And now we have laptops that have secondary eInk screens. Perhaps eInk readers will soon go the way of MP3 players (and walkmans) absorbed into do it all hand held devices.

 

[msstice]

Ok, I tried out the Kobo Libra Colour and have decided it works for me. Full review here: Kobo Libra Colour: My opinions

 

[Snicklefritz]

Ok, I tried out the Kobo Libra Colour and have decided it works for me. Full review here: Kobo Libra Colour: My opinions

Very helpful review, thanks.