[delphin]

I think this site is shilling for Amazon.

That's why he was Soooooo careful to ignore the MOST prominent feature of the Sony Touch Edition, as well as all the Android based Touch Screen readers like the Pocket Book IQ 701 and B&N Nook Color - A super friendly full screen touch screen interface.

Other important, but 'inconvenient', criteria were also left out. For example, based on the large number of questions on this forum, the ability to check out Library e-books using Overdrive is VERY IMPORTANT to a significant percentage of prospective buyers, but suspiciously (and quite conveniently for Amazon), this important evaluation criteria was left out.

Also, VERY suspiciously, the incredibly popular Sony PRS-650 and PRS-950 do not show up at all.

So I recommend that folks steer clear of this site - it's a JOKE.


Here are some evaluation criteria that those not shilling for Amazon might want to include in the future -


Does the reader have a user friendly GUI interface?

BEST - Daylight readable e-ink with full-screen touch screen

Sony PRS-350, PRS-650, PRS-950


Good - Full screen Touch Screen using conventional TFT LCD with bright LED back-light

Nook Color, Apple IPAD, Pocket Book IQ 701, etc (and most other Android tablets)


Acceptable - Partial touch screen, or touch pad

Original e-ink Nook


Worst - Clunky Primitive 'Alt-Key' type Keyboard interface

All Kindles


How about some criteria to evaluate how well the software works?

Are the built in features that are provided, like the built in MP3 player, well executed or a poorly executed?

Best - Built in MP3 player has full playback controls and has advanced features found on dedicated MP3 players, such as the ability to organize and sort MP3 tracks by Album and Title Tags and Displaying embedded Tag information and cover art.

Sony PRS-650, PRS-950, Nook Color, Pocket Book IQ 701, Android Tablet Devices.


Acceptable - Built in MP3 Player provides full playback controls, but has limited track sorting and management.

Conventional Nook


Worst - MP3 player has extremely limited playback controls and track sorting and management.

All Kindles


And finally -

Does the reader force the user to purchase all mainstream DRM protected titles from a single source, or does it allow them to be borrowed or purchased from other sources?

BEST - Both the e-reader and the supplied PC or Mac software fully support purchasing titles in a standard format from multiple sources, as well as checking out e-book titles electronically from thousands of libraries around the world that support 'Overdrive' services. The Manufacturer's online e-book store also sells to users of other manufactures e-book reader hardware.

Sony PRS-350, PRS-650, PRS-950, Kobo Reader, Google Android Devices.


Good - The e-reader is able to read titles purchased using Adobe ADE from a variety of online sources, and able to read free library titles checked out using Overdrive, but titles purchased through the Manufacturer's online e-book store can not yet be read by users of Adobe ADE compatible e-book reader devices from other manufactures.

B&N Nook and Nook Color


WORST - Mainstream DRM protected e-book titles are ONLY available from the manufactures online e-book store, and that e-book store does not sell e-book titles that can be read on e-book readers from other manufactures. No support for checking out FREE EPUB library books.

All Amazon Kindles