For all you E-Readers out there!

fairy_dreams
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:00:01 +0000

^^Are you able to read customer reviews on the Kindle II? I’ve also heard about the email feature, although I suspect that it’s probably very clumsy.

I love the 3G aspect of the Kindle. I’m planning on traveling quite a bit this summer and it’ll be very useful.



So…now I’m really confused:
Kindle, Sony, I pad, laptop:

I want to buy a graduation gift for one of my kids. My kid has a laptop already, but my kid loves to read…I almost bought an I Pad 32G, but my Kid told me this weekend that preferred the Kindle (Did not specify which one).

So between Sony, Sony Touch, Kindle, Kindle II…which one is better:

-allows highlighting, shows definitions of words when highlighting
-Fast connection.
-Access a lot of books free or paying.
-Easy to download and to read.

Who knows the difference? Sony Touch sounds good. Is Sony Touch the best? Better than Kindle II?

Greenery, I recently went through this agonizing process myself, so I’ll offer some of my input. Your kid sounds like me :] Not many people would turn down a coveted iPad. haha.

If your kid just wants an e-reader that is brilliantly crisp and functional, then a Sony will do the job. All Sony e-readers are open source which means that they support a multitude of files unlike the Kindle (which created its own file type and only recently allowed pdfs). They are not 3G, but this is no problem because you can just download any free internet book out there and transfer it onto your Sony.

I decided against the regular non-touch Sony because it doesn’t have a highlighting/note-taking feature. As Chedva stated, the Sony Touch does have this capability. I saw a Youtube video and I was oh so tempted to buy it instead :] You can download almost any type of file onto it (just like the non-touch Sony) and it’s touch screen! It supports pdf files, ePub (most internet books like your library’s e-book offerings are in this format), Google Books, etc. However, I decided that I’m not too fond of the possibility of a glare, but a lot of Sony users like Chedva have no problem with it.

I don’t believe that the original Kindle version is still being manufactured. It has been said that the text on the Kindle I is easier to read, but otherwise, the Kindle II is the clear winner. I chose to get the Kindle II because of the 3G feature. I’ll be traveling a lot (three different states and another country) this summer so it’ll be very handy to have this capability on my e-reader. And I admit, I’m a sucker for aesthetics The Sony Readers are also equally thin and pretty, but I guess I was just too struck by the huge difference between the Kindle I and the Kindle II.

Have your kid look at a review of the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS 600 on YouTube. Their website reviews a lot of gadgets and are fairly informative and unbiased. For me it came down to these few major points:

regular Sony: veryy clear, very portable, can support a multitude of files, an awesome e-reader with no extra capabilities (some people don’t need to highlight)

Sony Touch: can support basically anything, touch screen, has a slight glare in certain situations (but is easily overcome by just tilting your screen), can take notes, has a dictionary

Kindle II: 3G, can still convert pdf files/Google Books/internet books into Amazon’s required format, can take notes/highlight, has a dictionary