Need advice on a tablet PC or e reader

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Originally Posted by Drazzil

I read that the android and ipad file systems lock down the types of programs that can be used on their OS, so I am maybe looking at a cheap tablet PC?

Not sure where you heard that, but iOS is the one that locks you down. You can do pretty much anything you want with most android based devices.

I use Aldiko on my Touchpad with Andoird on it. Aldikok with Calibre and I can read any format from any source.