What is the best eBook Reader or eReader?
Looks like there are a few eReaders on the market such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, but which eBook Reader or eReader should I buy?
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I love my Kindle 2 very much. I’ll say the Kindle is the best ebook reader right now. The Kindle is better than the Sony Reader because it has free wireless and text-to-speech function. There are more ebooks you can find available for the Kindle, and books on the Kindle are quite a lot cheaper too. There are some good comparison between them here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR3ULAFVHBGYVQP%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Frdp%255Fperm&tag=moreinfo-po-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
http://www.speedreaderxreview.com/kindle-2-0-vs-sony-reader-prs-700bc-comparison
And in case you don’t know, Amazon has recently put a price slash on the Kindle 2, and it adds in international wireless access and native PDF support… So take the chance if you want it.
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Unfortunately it looks like the best ebook reader is not going to make it to the stores in time for Christmas. The Nook from Barnes and Noble looks like it is going to be far and away the most advanced ebook reader to date. It has the e-ink display like the sony and the Kindle, but also a color touch-screen display, and it runs the Android operating system. (You may have seen some commercials for the Verizon Droid phone, or the Hero phone from Sprint, same operating system.)
This should allow you to download and play games and applications from the Android Market like you would on one of these cell phones. (At least ones that don’t require phone services…)
Unfortunately, it looks like it will probably be around the first week in January before this ebook reader comes out.
By the way, the price is the same as the Kindle, at $250
You can also "lend" books to other people, there are over 1 million books available on the Nook, as opposed to only 350,000 on the Kindle, of which half (about 500,000) are free… WiFi on the Nook.. See the article below.
i like the sony ebook reader. you can get two different styles currently (pocket edition or touch edition) and you can buy cases for it. the touch only costs about $300, and the pocket only $200. there is the sony ebookstore website that you can buy books off of, and you can download other file formats like EPUB and PDF to read onto it. you can also buy public domain books for it for free on googlebooks. this can fit in your carry on luggage, the screen is easy to read, the menu is easy to navigate, there are 3 different text sizes. a battery life lasts for 10,000 page turns. the sony ebook reader does not use energy to have a page on the screen; it only uses battery energy when you "flip" pages, so the battery has a long life. you charge it through a cable that hooks up to your computer. It can hold up to 350 books and it has a library system like itunes.
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simple is better!!!!
I have access to both and almost never touch the Sony eReader since I got the Amazon Kindle 2. I was very frustrated that I needed to "Sync" my Sony eReader with my PC everytime I downloaded new content. The Kindle works EVERYWHERE, and it is completely free to use the kindle on its 3G service network. The screen is crisp and easy to read, the battery seems to last forever, and it is so easy to use!
As per the Barnes and Noble Nook. I have a few reservations and am not completely on board. Especially as the have pushed the release date out several times and details as to what the Nook can and can’t do is always changing. Such as, is wifi support limited to just in a Barnes and Noble book store or not?
Hands down (in my humble opinion) the Kindle 2 Rocks all of its competitors.
I have a detailed review of the Kindle 2 and how it compares against other eReaders on my Digital Tech Reviews Blog at:
http://www.digitaltechreviews.com
Use the link above to get a whole lot more information on the Kindle 2 and Sony eReader.
Also, you can go to the link below for a ton of user reviews of the Kindle.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015T963C?ie=UTF8&tag=thepowerbuy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015T963C
At this point, I’d wait for the Nook to come out. If it’s even half as good as the hype, it will easily be the best. I got the Sony eReader Pocket Edition (PRS-300) because of the price. $199 is a really nice price. All eReaders have their hiccups, the technology is far from perfect, so I’d stay away from the more expensive ones.
I ultimately chose a Sony over the Kindle for three reasons:
#1: I like the number of formats I can read on the Sony eReader. It makes it easier to browse online stores and purchase books that will work. I can also get better deals at times (for example, sometimes epub will be cheaper than PDF).
#2: I can’t use the Amazon store from my country.
#3 I don’t like being tied to one store and one store only. Yes, Amazon has an amazing store, amazing prices and is easy to use. But Amazon doesn’t have everything. I like the ability to shop around.
I also wanted to add, you don’t have to sync the PRS-300 to transfer new content, you can simply drag and drop your new content.