"Generic" E-readers?

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I have a nook myself but am looking at getting my MIL an e-reader and the only one that seems to be in my price range is a Sony Reader Pocket Edition Silver PRS-300SC. I think it might be a refurb but am waiting to hear from the company selling it for sure. Do any of you have this and able to give me reviews on it? I don't want to get her something terrible. My cousin has the regular sony e-reader and loves it.
Thanks!

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What is your price range? Amazon has a very basic Kindle for $79 (I think I saw it on Cyber Monday deals for $69-sale might still be going) nothing fancy, no keyboard/color/internet access (except for downloading purposes) but it does the trick.

[msmerymac]

I've heard the Sony ones are fine, although I don't have any experience. The only issue might be the learning curve. I think she would HAVE to hook it up to her computer and load books that way. (Format wouldn't be an issue - unless she wants to buy e-books from Amazon.) Nooks and Kindles are a little more user-friendly with the ability to downloan directly to the device with one click. If she's good with computers it might be fine.

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www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051QVESA/ref=gw_c1_ereadhol_txt?ie=UTF8&nav_sdd=aps&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=185FF64NGWKJPDPSZ7FQ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1422368082&pf_rd_i=507846

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That's still a little more than we usually spend, we try to keep it to $50 and under. I found the sony one for $42.

[duckduck]

I've heard really good things about the Sony reader, though I haven't used one myself. I agree with msmerymac about the potential learning curve, though-- if USB file management is likely to be a challenge, it's probably not going to be the best choice for her.

They're usually a little more expensive than the Nooks and Kindles, and that is a really low price. So I would just make sure that you trust the seller and that some sort of a warranty comes with it.