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February 2, 2009
Hi,
I am looking into getting a portable reading device and I am having a difficult time deciding if it is worth buying Amazon's SOLD OUT Kindle or just going for a couple hundred dollar cheaper Sony 505 model.
The Sony I am looking at seems to be comparable in quality to the Kindle. The only MAIN issue I have with the Sony is that I'm worried about where you can buy the books. Since unlike the Kindles you cannot just buy them on Amazon.com as far as I know.
So do you know where to buy the eBooks for the Sony?
So my main question is, is it worth it to buy a Kindle for about $400 or should I go with the Sony 505?
I will add links to the two as well…
Here is the Sony 505 I am interested in:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665480092
Here is the Amazon Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA/ref=amb_link_6369712_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=16HGKN2ZTHAFPYPAG2SK&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=468030771&pf_rd_i=507846
Oh and I would not be able to wait the 4-6 weeks to buy it from Amazon so I am stuck buying it from somewhere else for more expensive which is why the price of the Kindle would be around $400.
If you have any other eBook readers you like or have used you can suggest them as well.
Thank you in advance!
ADD:
I am re-posting this in Books & Authors since I didn't get any responses in Consumer Electronics. Sorry if it's the wrong category.
Hi, I have the reader you want now and I love it.l I too saw the Kindle on Oprah and wanted one. I never even heard of readers and was going to get one later but I guess my daughter heard me and told my husband and he got me the Sony because we always shop Sony.
The big thing that the Kindle pushes is its wireless technology so you can order your books from anywhere wirelessly at any time. Well the Sony works just like I tunes. You install the program once in minutes. You click on the icon on your desktop, the program opens, then from there you click on the ebookstore and u search by category, author, price, etc. Then you just add to your cart, then checkout, then put in your credit card/debit card/gift card info (it saves this for the next time you shop) and you push download. I downloaded 10 books in 2 minnutes. You just hook the USB to the reader and your computer and you just go to your library in the program and drag the books you bought to the reader. It holds 160 books and there is a memory slot to hold so many more. So if I have 300 books on there I highly doubt I am going to run out during vacation and it would be pretty rare I need a book in an emergency so I dont think I need the wi fi function of the Kindle.
The sony reader comes with a great case and it is very thin. It comes with 100 free classic books. You is also an MP3, great for the gym. The battery lasts 7500 pages and you can charge it by simply connecting the usb to it and your computer. You dont have to go on any program it just charges like that. So when I am surfing the net I will hook it up and not even notice it is charging but you dont have to do that often. It does not come with a book light but most readers wont because they drain the battery. I bought a cheap one for 4 bucks for in the care. It is really easy on the eyes. You bookmark your pages so when you turn it on it saves your place. The directions are downloaded right onto it. It also supports other formatis like PDF.
Also, please note that there are many ebook sites to buy books from, not just sony just make sure they support the format for the reader. Note, look up legal site because there are streamling sites where people share the books they got but this illegal copyright just like stealing songs. I like going on the computer to buy my books anyway because I can look at the whole screen to see what I am doing and read about the books. They have lots of sales at the sony book store and publishes give away free books every once in a while to introduce you to their books and they sell book bundles and many really cheap books. I have read reviews where people say the screen turns black as you turn pages but it is like for a split second, I mean by the time you push the button to turn the page it is done so you dont even notice it it is so fast. There are 3 sizes of font too.
I love mine and it is 150 less than kindle.
I got the silver one as a gift but I love the red one better!
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February 2nd, 2009 at 11:20 am
Hi, I have the reader you want now and I love it.l I too saw the Kindle on Oprah and wanted one. I never even heard of readers and was going to get one later but I guess my daughter heard me and told my husband and he got me the Sony because we always shop Sony.
The big thing that the Kindle pushes is its wireless technology so you can order your books from anywhere wirelessly at any time. Well the Sony works just like I tunes. You install the program once in minutes. You click on the icon on your desktop, the program opens, then from there you click on the ebookstore and u search by category, author, price, etc. Then you just add to your cart, then checkout, then put in your credit card/debit card/gift card info (it saves this for the next time you shop) and you push download. I downloaded 10 books in 2 minnutes. You just hook the USB to the reader and your computer and you just go to your library in the program and drag the books you bought to the reader. It holds 160 books and there is a memory slot to hold so many more. So if I have 300 books on there I highly doubt I am going to run out during vacation and it would be pretty rare I need a book in an emergency so I dont think I need the wi fi function of the Kindle.
The sony reader comes with a great case and it is very thin. It comes with 100 free classic books. You is also an MP3, great for the gym. The battery lasts 7500 pages and you can charge it by simply connecting the usb to it and your computer. You dont have to go on any program it just charges like that. So when I am surfing the net I will hook it up and not even notice it is charging but you dont have to do that often. It does not come with a book light but most readers wont because they drain the battery. I bought a cheap one for 4 bucks for in the care. It is really easy on the eyes. You bookmark your pages so when you turn it on it saves your place. The directions are downloaded right onto it. It also supports other formatis like PDF.
Also, please note that there are many ebook sites to buy books from, not just sony just make sure they support the format for the reader. Note, look up legal site because there are streamling sites where people share the books they got but this illegal copyright just like stealing songs. I like going on the computer to buy my books anyway because I can look at the whole screen to see what I am doing and read about the books. They have lots of sales at the sony book store and publishes give away free books every once in a while to introduce you to their books and they sell book bundles and many really cheap books. I have read reviews where people say the screen turns black as you turn pages but it is like for a split second, I mean by the time you push the button to turn the page it is done so you dont even notice it it is so fast. There are 3 sizes of font too.
I love mine and it is 150 less than kindle.
I got the silver one as a gift but I love the red one better!
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