Sony Reader muscles into Kindle territory
Posted by Katherine Thompson on September 5, 2008 at 9:57 AM
The Sony Reader is muscling into Kindle territory, and early reports on the new player in the market are positive.
Amazon's is more expensive than Sony's model and the Kindle does not have "format neutrality." The Kindle is unable to read formats like Acrobat PDF unlike its Sony rival, which can read virtually any format. However, the Sony Reader may not have always-on Internet connectivity, according to Gizmodo.
The Reader also does not does not have as many titles as Amazon's gadget has, but you can read any PDF, TXT, RTF, DOCs, Blogs and RSS for free and right away. But, you have to pay for each blog and RSS you subscribe to with the Kindle. This is disappointing when you can access these for free with an iPhone.
Furthermore, the design of Sony's model is more aesthetically pleasing than Kindle. The slimline model makes its rival look somewhat cumbersome by comparison.
Sources: Guardian.co.uk and Gizmodo
Amazon's is more expensive than Sony's model and the Kindle does not have "format neutrality." The Kindle is unable to read formats like Acrobat PDF unlike its Sony rival, which can read virtually any format. However, the Sony Reader may not have always-on Internet connectivity, according to Gizmodo.The Reader also does not does not have as many titles as Amazon's gadget has, but you can read any PDF, TXT, RTF, DOCs, Blogs and RSS for free and right away. But, you have to pay for each blog and RSS you subscribe to with the Kindle. This is disappointing when you can access these for free with an iPhone.
Furthermore, the design of Sony's model is more aesthetically pleasing than Kindle. The slimline model makes its rival look somewhat cumbersome by comparison.
Sources: Guardian.co.uk and Gizmodo
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Katherine,
I would like to clarify the Kindle's ebook support. The Kindle natively supports Amazon's AZW files, Mobibook's MOBI files, PRC, PDB, and Text files TXT. Those can be directly downloaded or transferred via USB to the Kindle. Amazon offers a simple, free email conversion service that converts PDF, HTML, RTF, & Word DOCs. They also offer a version of that service to automatically convert and wirelessly transfer those files directly to your kindle. They say that there is a 10 cent charge for that service but they have do not currently enforce that charge.
The Kindle offers 2 ways to read blogs. You can use the free wireless internet connection to read the blog web pages for free. You can also buy a subscription which offers the convenience of automated delivery of blog updates direct to your kindle multiple times a day.
If you have further questions about the Kindle, there is a community of users at this forum who would be more than happy to provide answers or to share their experiences of using the Kindle.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=sv_kinh_6?ie=UTF8&docId=1000233981