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Specifically in the Luzon area. It can be any eBook device. I really dont like ordering electronic devices online. Thanks for the time.
An explanation of Amazon's Kindle e-book reader and some of its features. Includes footage of the device.
I'm looking to buy an ebook reader but I have a few questions first. I'm leaning toward purchasing the Sony PRS-505 because I read that it supports pdf files which the majority of the ebooks I currently own are in that format. But my questions are: 1) Are the ebooks sold at amazon.com just compatible with the Kindle and no other ebook reader? 2.) With the Kindle can you only purchase ebooks from amazon?
And correct me if I'm wrong in my assumption that the Sony PRS-505 is compatible with ebooks brought from other sites than their own. If anyone has either one of these please also include some of the pro's and con's of the device you own.
I have a Kindle, so my comments are entirely biased. I don't know much about the newest Sony e-reader. I'm pretty sure Amazon.com's e-books are in their own, proprietary format (AZW), so unless the sony reader can open that format, you probably won't be able to purchase books from them. However, there are websites that sell hundreds-of-thousands of books that are in the public domain, and in HTML, .MOBI and other formats that the Kindle can read as well.
Things I love:
1. Downloading free samples. It's just like going to the book store and spending time thumbing thru the paper edition. About 1/3 of the things I've downloaded have been in this format. When I get to them, if they interest me, I'll buy the whole thing.
2. The Kindle takes up much less space on my shelf! I love reading, and I tend to buy 2 new books while I'm still reading one. This gets on my wife's nerves. So now we don't need as much storage space.
3. The Whispernet. It downloads books in mere seconds.
4. The built-in dictionary. I've found that I use it much more than I thought I would.
5. It makes me feel like I'm an officer on the starship Enterprise when I'm using it!
6. There are tons of free or very cheap books available, not just the bestsellers. You don't have to get them at Amazon.com,either.
7. I've read some complaints about the lack of backlighting. I guess a lot of people want to be able to read at the bottom of Mammoth Cave. Personally, I don't care about this. I already need light to read books, so it's no biggie.
8. Changing the text size is way cool!
9. I leave my Whispernet turned off while I'm reading, so the battery life is excellent. I charge it up about once a week, but even then, the batter is not fully discharged.
Things I don't like:
1. Still not enough titles. The Kindle is too new. Hopefully with time, more and more authors and publishers will get on board.
2. It doesn't render pictures very well at all. Amazon will have to continue to improve this technology if they really want to replace the printed word (which I don't think will ever really happen-books are here to stay). I can see college kids one day having all their textbooks on a Kindle, though. But not yet.
3. Amazon.com advertises "over 190,000 books". However, I have found that alot of these books are actually repeats. I think I found 5 or 6 different versions of Ben Franklin's Autobiography, all of them being offered at different prices. Don't really understand that logic. I guess some of them may have different comments from modern editors.
4. They do need to design a better cover. As long as I hold it tight, it's fine, but it does tend to slip out quite a bit.
5. The right hand "next page" button is placed at the very edge of the Kindle. Occasionally I'll shift my grip, and accidentally turn the page.
Has anyone played with the Sony Reader (http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/reader/)? What is your opinion of it as an eBook reader? I'm a Mac user. Would the Connect software's lack of Mac compatibility be a major problem in using this device for me?
Yes..... I´m a PC user so.
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Software Will Be the E-Reader's Kingmaker PC Magazine
.But the screen is only one part of what it will take
to make a successful market here. I'm convinced that, as in most cases
these days, it's the software that will drive the hardware and
determine the eventual winners and losers in this market.
That's where the Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle have had such a big lead
over all their competitiors to date. The E-ink technology had been out
for a while, but it took Sony to make the device commercial, and Amazon to wirelessly link the device with its online store; and that
combination helped make this a real market.The Kindle had the initial
advantage of a much bigger store, but almost every e-reader you see has
access to an online store of some sort.
Clearly, the store is still important. Amazon is pushing its own, as
are Barnes and Noble (with the Nook) and Sony.Nearly all the
Android-based devices have access to Google Books (typically for older,
public domain titles titles), but several have content partnerships
with Barnes
News
Sony expands its book download stockpile Los Angeles Times- Mar 19, 2009
Boston GlobeSony expands its book download stockpileLos Angeles Times, CAA Sony Reader on display at a Sony store in New York. The electronics giant was the first major company to introduce an e-book device. With its Reader outmaneuvered by Amazon's Kindle, the firm touts the broad library it will offer. Sony Stocks Its Shelves With Google E-Books paidcontent.org - Sony, Google Team Up Against Amazon E-Reader Sony Reaches Deal to Share in Google’s E-Book Library
- Mar 19, 2009
Brisbane TimesFujitsu Launches World's First Color eBook ReaderTechtree.com, IndiaEven though the Kindle 2 is cheaper, FLEPia might be the choice for lovers of colour screens out there. However, it is up to them to decide whether it's worth spending almost Rs. 50000 on an e-book reader, when you can buy a decent laptop at the same Color Me Flepia: Fujitsu Launches E-Reader Kindle is Cool, But Color Ebook May Save Civilization Fujitsu to ship FLEPia, world's first color e-book reader, next month
- Mar 20, 2009
Borders finds e-book too much of an odysseyIndependent, UKBorders UK conceded that one problem was that customers viewed the price of the iLiad as "not sustainable", given that Waterstone's had been selling Sony's rival e-book device, the Reader, for £199 since last September. The iLiad, which is roughly the- Mar 20, 2009
CNET NewsAmazon releases Kindle 2 firmware upgradeCNET News, CASome blogs are calling the release the first firmware upgrade for Amazon's latest e-book reader, but it's actually the second. Contrary to some reports, this version (2.02) has nothing to do with the text-to-speech option that publishers were upset Kindle 2 firmware update
- Mar 20, 2009
Calibre: iTunes for e-books?CNET News, CACalibre also comes with a default desktop e-book reader, accessible from the View button, so you can check out your books without having a device. The navigation buttons for the reading window that pop up live on the left of the pane, clearing screen