Electronic book readers are a look into the future. It won't be too long before we are all reading using this format. While physical books, magazines and newspapers won't disappear overnight (and hopefully never), it is believed that our grandchildren or great-grandchildren will be using electronic readers as their primary method of reading.
While electronic book readers have been around for a few years, it is only recently that the technology and capabilities of them have progressed far enough to catch the publics avid eye.
Currently, there are two major developers of electronic book readers. Sony PRS 700BC and Amazon's Kindle 2. Both are light weight and both are closely matched in price. The Knidle sells for $359 and the Sony for $399.
Both the Sony and the Amazon product are about the size of a regular paperback and weigh around 10oz. The Sony will hold about 350 average sized books, while the Kindle will hold approximately 1500. The Sony does offer additional memory, however, in the form of external memory sticks. (8 GB for $89 and 16 GB for $120).
The Sony PRS 700BC electronic book reader has a built in LED light for night reading while the Kindle does not. However, Kindle offers a clip on light for under $15.
The Kindle 2 currently has 230,000 titles available in their Kindle store. The Sony uses DRM format with thousands of titles available. From my research it appears that the electronic books available at Kindle are, on average, about $4 less than the same titles available at Sony's eStore.
The Kindle 2 electronic book reader has 6 type sizes available, while the Sony has 5. Both readers have a 6" display and both use e-ink electronic paper display.
The Sony requires a computer for downloading your books, while the Kindle uses a built-in wireless connection to download books from almost anywhere. There is no extra charge for the Kindle wireless connectivity and most books (depending on location) will download in under a minute.
Both electronic book readers have USB cables and wall charging units although the wall charger is an additional accessory for the Sony - it is included with the Kindle 2. The listed battery life for the Sony is "up to 7,500 continuous pages (or up to two weeks of reading) on a single charge". The Kindle states: "up to 4 days with wireless on. Turn wireless off and read for up to 2 weeks" on a single charge.
The Kindle has Text-To-Speech technology, which the reader can switch to and from with one click.
With the included conversion software, you can read Adobe, MS Word BbeB and other text file formats on the Sony PRS 700BC electronic Book reader. The Kindle offers email conversion of these document for a small (.10 per document) fee or offers the same service for free through a free email connection
Both electronic readers offer, search and highlighting capabilities. While the Kindle has a built in keyboard, the Sony offers a "virtual" keyboard using their touch screen technology.
The Kindle offers free wireless access to the Wikipedia and has it's own built in dictionary as well.
These are the major features of both electronic book readers and it's up to you to decide which one you prefer.
My choice is the Kindle 2. It's cheaper, doesn't need to rely on a computer for book downloads, seems to have a greater number of available books and the somewhat cheaper cost of the ebooks are the contributing factors to my choice of the Kindle 2.
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