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Hi folks,

I'm in the market for a device for the sole purpose of reading ebooks. I'm considering purchasing a cheap/used laptop (minimum 400mhz) or a PocketPC device (Ipaq 2210). I have several books in PDF and CHM format which I read on my desktop, but would rather read when sitting in an easy chair or on the bus.

Would a PocketPC be ideal for reading books in PDF and CHM format? How about ebooks in general? Some of the books I have contain diagrams and code samples and I'm predicting this would cause me to scroll horizontally quite often.

Is there any software that would turn turn my display mode to 'landscape'? Otherwise, is there any other hardware that I can use? My budget is fairly low and TabletPC is out of the question.

Thanks for your help.