Amazon’s Kindle: Sony’s Reader In Danger?
The digital explosion appears to be affecting almost every aspect of life. As a result, we expect everything to be immediately available electronically. However, when it comes to books, there is a huge army of readers out there who love paper-based books and couldn’t think of any other way to read their favorite novel.
Even so, a digital revolution is happening here as well, with the leader in the eBook reader market until recently being the Sony PRS-500
Kindle is better than PRS-500 in many ways with more than 100,000 books available for it. There’s also an integrated web browser called Web Basic which supports Java, so you can surf the internet via its wireless connection. It has a better screen as well which is more like paper than an LCD display panel. However, it also costs more. The Kindle is $399 while the PRS-500 is just $249. Moreover, order a Kindle today and you might not get it until November.
Regardless, eHARLEQUIN.com summed up some of the great features that the Amazon Kindle
Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.
Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes – all auto-delivered wirelessly.
Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times – all auto-delivered wirelessly.
More than 250 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN’s Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post – all updated wirelessly throughout the day.
Everything seems to be going Amazon’s way with the Kindle as long as it can meet market demand. If you’re prepared to wait you can order one here
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