03.21.08
Electronic book readers
I just discovered that the SONY PRS-505 reader (which I saw the other day in Borders) is no longer $500: it’s $300, or $280 from Amazon. Very slick looking (not so clunky in appearance as Amazon’s Kindle ($400). They’ve also removed the DRM restrictions: you can now download files in a variety of open formats, though only by connecting to the computer; Kindle has (free) wireless downloads. But Kindle uses a proprietary format. Here’s a comparative review of the two.
Hard to decide, eh? It sounds as if one should wait for one more generation. In any event, I don’t travel and I get books from the library, so my fascination is pure techno-geekery.
avagee said,
22 March 2008 at 4:12 pm
While you wait you could try using your cell phone as an eReader, for me it has worked very well. Take a look at http://www.booksinmyphone.com