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bookcrossingI have played with my eReaders for about a week now and here is what I think so far:
Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600
I like the touch screen, although it feels pretty unresponsive compared to my iPhone.
The way it displays pdf-files is very good.
It's pretty versatile with different ebook formats.
You can change the font size in 5 steps.
You can't use the Sony store without an address in the US. But there are plenty of other sites where you can get books and with Calibre uploading and organising them it is pretty painless.
There are a lot of features I have not tried out yet. Bookmarks, dictionary feature, note taking and so on.
Contrast is not very good and the glare is an absolute bitch. With direct light all you see is the lights or yourself. If you tilt it at the right angle or read with indirect lighting, it's ok.
The glare is the reason why this reader will probably end up on ebay. This weekend. Maybe.
Kindle 3 with WiFi
So far I like it a lot. The e-ink is indeed fabulous, there is no glare and it almost looks like real paper. It is light, it is flat, the buttons to turn pages are in a comfortable position. I like the options to not only change the font size, but also line spacing and word density in a line. Connection to the Kindle store is quick and book downloads are practically instantaneous. The keys are a little small, but useable.
Text-to-spech sounds very artificial, but it's a nice idea.
Web browsing is ok, although it froze up once when I tried facebook.
The only thing I do not like at the moment: the way pdf-files are displayed. My Sony Touch does that better.
I would buy it again, it's a great little machine. If it had touch capabilities, it would be out of this world.
Only drawback: I can only shop at Amazon. But I mostly buy there anyway.
I am now contemplating to get the Sony Touch PRS-650, it has the same e-ink technology as the Kindle and it would give me access to all those other book formats that I can not read with the Kindle. Not that I really need two eReaders... I could place a low bid on eBay and see if I get lucky. And if I do not get lucky until this summer and I still want the reader, I could ask a friend to buy it for me in the US and bring it with her (much cheaper than here). Probably a stupid idea.
Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600I like the touch screen, although it feels pretty unresponsive compared to my iPhone.
The way it displays pdf-files is very good.
It's pretty versatile with different ebook formats.
You can change the font size in 5 steps.
You can't use the Sony store without an address in the US. But there are plenty of other sites where you can get books and with Calibre uploading and organising them it is pretty painless.
There are a lot of features I have not tried out yet. Bookmarks, dictionary feature, note taking and so on.
Contrast is not very good and the glare is an absolute bitch. With direct light all you see is the lights or yourself. If you tilt it at the right angle or read with indirect lighting, it's ok.
The glare is the reason why this reader will probably end up on ebay. This weekend. Maybe.
Kindle 3 with WiFiSo far I like it a lot. The e-ink is indeed fabulous, there is no glare and it almost looks like real paper. It is light, it is flat, the buttons to turn pages are in a comfortable position. I like the options to not only change the font size, but also line spacing and word density in a line. Connection to the Kindle store is quick and book downloads are practically instantaneous. The keys are a little small, but useable.
Text-to-spech sounds very artificial, but it's a nice idea.
Web browsing is ok, although it froze up once when I tried facebook.
The only thing I do not like at the moment: the way pdf-files are displayed. My Sony Touch does that better.
I would buy it again, it's a great little machine. If it had touch capabilities, it would be out of this world.
Only drawback: I can only shop at Amazon. But I mostly buy there anyway.
I am now contemplating to get the Sony Touch PRS-650, it has the same e-ink technology as the Kindle and it would give me access to all those other book formats that I can not read with the Kindle. Not that I really need two eReaders... I could place a low bid on eBay and see if I get lucky. And if I do not get lucky until this summer and I still want the reader, I could ask a friend to buy it for me in the US and bring it with her (much cheaper than here). Probably a stupid idea.