Amazon Kindle is far maore Superior than the Sony Reader
The Sony Reader is much smaller, and weighs three ounces less than the Kindle, but the screens are exactly the same size, and use the same E-Ink technology. They have more or less the same comfort advantage over LCDs and other glowing screens—and of course, they have no backlight
Side by side, fonts appear smoother on the Kindle than on the Reader, and the Kindle has a choice of six font sizes, as opposed to Reader's choice of three. Both let you bump font sizes up or down on the fly, a major convenience
The Reader has active screens—showing animated status indicators and so on—while Kindle screens are always static. If anything on the Kindle page changes, the whole screen does a full refresh.
The Sony has a dedicated music player and JPEG viewer; Amazon hasn't quite nailed that yet. However, the Kindle does have one thing the Reader doesn't have in this department: a speaker. It's not bad either, if you're mostly hoping to hear audiobooks and background music
Even though you can drag and drop files to the Reader, you can only do that with unprotected stuff like PDFs, MP3s and JPEGs. Kindle's drag-and-drop potential is even less, since you can only drag a certain subset of compatible files over to it.
no way to download books from Sony's store without using the special eBook Library software, which is cumbersome and works only with Windows PCs.
Using the eBook Library with the Reader, you can get certain views of content that you cannot get in any way with the Kindle, and you can even read books on your computer that are stored on the Reader (though I am not entirely sure why you'd want to do that). Here's a look at the eBook Library interface:
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
KIndle Review
Amazon.com's recently introduced Kindle is a breakthrough because it's the first e-book reader that can wirelessly download books. It connects with a high-speed cellphone-like network and uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic paper, which makes the words on the screen look like ink printed on paper.
The Kindle is a viable alternative to reading an actual book, and you may sometimes forget that you are reading an electronic gadget. But it does have some significant flaws, like the lack of a built-in light and the fact that there's really no natural place to rest your hands while reading. And it's not the prettiest thing to look at.
The $400 price tag also needs to come down for the Kindle to truly take off.
By far, the best thing about the Kindle is how easy it is to download content. Not having to hook it up to a computer with an Internet connection is like having access to a giant library or bookstore in your hands.
Best-selling books typically cost about $10 and are downloaded almost instantly. There's a built-in keyboard to make finding a book easier. You can also pay to read newspapers, magazines and some blogs. For instance, a monthly subscription to The New York Times costs $14; a monthly subscription to Time costs $1.50.
The Kindle can hold more than 200 books, magazines or newspapers, and it has a media card slot if you need more storage.
Weighing 10.3 ounces, the Kindle is lighter than most paperback books and it fits easily into a bag or purse. The 6-inch screen is smaller than the pages of most hardcover books, but you can choose from six text sizes to make reading easier.
Unlike paper books, you can hold the Kindle with one hand and turn the page by pressing a button on the side of the screen. It comes with a black case that protects the device and holds it in place while you read.
Since you can change the text size, it's not possible for the Kindle to display page numbers that correspond to the ones in the paper version. Instead, there's a "progress bar" that uses a string of dots that turn bold as you progress through the book and "locations," such as "2406-10."
The Kindle automatically remembers where you left off
The Kindle is a viable alternative to reading an actual book, and you may sometimes forget that you are reading an electronic gadget. But it does have some significant flaws, like the lack of a built-in light and the fact that there's really no natural place to rest your hands while reading. And it's not the prettiest thing to look at.
The $400 price tag also needs to come down for the Kindle to truly take off.
By far, the best thing about the Kindle is how easy it is to download content. Not having to hook it up to a computer with an Internet connection is like having access to a giant library or bookstore in your hands.
Best-selling books typically cost about $10 and are downloaded almost instantly. There's a built-in keyboard to make finding a book easier. You can also pay to read newspapers, magazines and some blogs. For instance, a monthly subscription to The New York Times costs $14; a monthly subscription to Time costs $1.50.
The Kindle can hold more than 200 books, magazines or newspapers, and it has a media card slot if you need more storage.
Weighing 10.3 ounces, the Kindle is lighter than most paperback books and it fits easily into a bag or purse. The 6-inch screen is smaller than the pages of most hardcover books, but you can choose from six text sizes to make reading easier.
Unlike paper books, you can hold the Kindle with one hand and turn the page by pressing a button on the side of the screen. It comes with a black case that protects the device and holds it in place while you read.
Since you can change the text size, it's not possible for the Kindle to display page numbers that correspond to the ones in the paper version. Instead, there's a "progress bar" that uses a string of dots that turn bold as you progress through the book and "locations," such as "2406-10."
The Kindle automatically remembers where you left off
Friday, January 25, 2008
New e-book reader is wireless
Kindle is a breakthrough because it's the first e-book reader that can wirelessly download books. It connects with a high-speed cellphone-like network and uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic paper, which makes the words on the screen look like ink printed on paper.
The Kindle is a viable alternative to reading an actual book, and you may sometimes forget that you are reading an electronic gadget. But it does have some significant flaws, like the lack of a built-in light and the fact that there's really no natural place to rest your hands while reading. And it's not the prettiest thing to look at.
The $400 price tag also needs to come down for the Kindle to truly take off.
By far, the best thing about the Kindle is how easy it is to download content. Not having to hook it up to a computer with an Internet connection is like having access to a giant library or bookstore in your hands.
Best-selling books typically cost about $10 and are downloaded almost instantly. There's a built-in keyboard to make finding a book easier. You can also pay to read newspapers, magazines and some blogs. For instance, a monthly subscription to The New York Times costs $14; a monthly subscription to Time costs $1.50.
The Kindle can hold more than 200 books, magazines or newspapers, and it has a media card slot if you need more storage.
Weighing 10.3 ounces, the Kindle is lighter than most paperback books and it fits easily into a bag or purse. The 6-inch screen is smaller than the pages of most hardcover books, but you can choose from six text sizes to make reading easier.
Unlike paper books, you can hold the Kindle with one hand and turn the page by pressing a button on the side of the screen. It comes with a black case that protects the device and holds it in place while you read.
The Kindle is a viable alternative to reading an actual book, and you may sometimes forget that you are reading an electronic gadget. But it does have some significant flaws, like the lack of a built-in light and the fact that there's really no natural place to rest your hands while reading. And it's not the prettiest thing to look at.
The $400 price tag also needs to come down for the Kindle to truly take off.
By far, the best thing about the Kindle is how easy it is to download content. Not having to hook it up to a computer with an Internet connection is like having access to a giant library or bookstore in your hands.
Best-selling books typically cost about $10 and are downloaded almost instantly. There's a built-in keyboard to make finding a book easier. You can also pay to read newspapers, magazines and some blogs. For instance, a monthly subscription to The New York Times costs $14; a monthly subscription to Time costs $1.50.
The Kindle can hold more than 200 books, magazines or newspapers, and it has a media card slot if you need more storage.
Weighing 10.3 ounces, the Kindle is lighter than most paperback books and it fits easily into a bag or purse. The 6-inch screen is smaller than the pages of most hardcover books, but you can choose from six text sizes to make reading easier.
Unlike paper books, you can hold the Kindle with one hand and turn the page by pressing a button on the side of the screen. It comes with a black case that protects the device and holds it in place while you read.
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