What eBook reader do you have? - Page 4

Mosherix · 05-22-2010, 08:28 PM

I just got an iPad and a Sony pocket. I still don't know which one I will be using the most.

neilmarr · 05-23-2010, 04:03 AM

Interesting to see Sony so far ahead of Kindle. Bearing in mind that many folks join MR with a problem to be fixed, though, it's hard to tell if this reflects satisfaction or frustration. I've been entirely happy with my Sony since I joined MR over a year ago, never a glitch. Must confess, though, that I first came here to find a fix for teething troubles. Cheers. Neil

Teddman · 05-23-2010, 06:44 AM

Sony's been around the longest, Sony has the most models of any manufacturer. That's the story of the poll...

That said, I sure do love my 505.

clayw1pi · 05-23-2010, 10:03 AM

I now have a Sony PRC-300 and the wife has a Kindle 2. The Sony was a good deal on Amazon at $149. So far I am very pleased with it.

artof · 05-23-2010, 03:54 PM

You no not seem to have Bebook on the list of choices, anyway will thus inform that I am the happy owner of a Bebook Neo.

- artof

FlorenceArt · 05-23-2010, 04:07 PM

Cybook Opus (to replace my Cybook Gen3)

Roy Hinkley · 05-24-2010, 01:11 AM

Hmmm, a lot more readers out there than I had thought. Is there a way for me to go back and update the poll questions to include the other brands? Many thanks for your mentioning of the various brands you have.

GA Russell · 05-24-2010, 01:34 AM

Ectaco jetBook Lite
Astak EZ Reader

MinaVE · 05-24-2010, 02:08 AM

Count me as one of those "different type" people.

I'm still using my Palm TX primarily for ebook reading, although I now have a netbook that's the size of a trade paperback and it's got the Kindle for PC installed on it.

neilmarr · 05-24-2010, 03:49 AM

***Sony's been around the longest, Sony has the most models of any manufacturer. That's the story of the poll...***

That makes perfect sense, Ted. Cheers. Neil

pdurrant · 05-24-2010, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy Hinkley

I had a Kindle and returned it and am looking for a different one. I'm curious to know what everyone has.

All current eInk readers have the same, fragile, glass-substrate, screen.

FlorenceArt · 05-24-2010, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teddman

Sony's been around the longest, Sony has the most models of any manufacturer. That's the story of the poll...

I'm sure you're right, but still I'm surprised there is such a big difference between Sony and Kindle. I wonder if this also true in the world at large?

Another factor may be that Sony is available in more countries. We hear a lot about the Kindle from the U.S., but it's useless in any non-English speaking country. Sony has a larger geographical base, I think.

Latinandgreek · 05-24-2010, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilmarr

***Sony's been around the longest, Sony has the most models of any manufacturer. That's the story of the poll...***

That makes perfect sense, Ted. Cheers. Neil

It does make perfect sense, actually. I had forgotten about that. I love my PRS-505 as well. My hubby's had his eye on it, but he'll have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands. I'm really going to have to get him his own reader.

cfrizz · 05-24-2010, 11:05 AM

Until Amazon came out with the Kindle, I had never heard of ereaders. So Sony may have had them first, but it was Amazon who put them on the map.

Latinandgreek · 05-24-2010, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfrizz

Until Amazon came out with the Kindle, I had never heard of ereaders. So Sony may have had them first, but it was Amazon who put them on the map.

I had heard about the Sony Librie before the Kindle came out (and thinking that I'd love to own one), but I wasn't able to get my hands on one. I believe that they were only sold in Japan. When I finally did get a Sony reader (the 505), lots of random strangers seeing me read on the bus would ask if I was reading from an Amazon Kindle.

View Poll Results: What kind of eBook reader do you have?
Kindle	63	20.26%
Nook	29	9.32%
Kobo	10	3.22%
Aluratek Libre	7	2.25%
A sony	155	49.84%
A different type	121	38.91%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 311. You may not vote on this poll

05-23-2010, 03:54 PM	#50
artof Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Device: bebook neo	bebook You no not seem to have Bebook on the list of choices, anyway will thus inform that I am the happy owner of a Bebook Neo. - artof

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05-22-2010, 08:28 PM	#46
Mosherix Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 120 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guadalajara Mexico Device: iPod Touch, iPad, PRS 300	I just got an iPad and a Sony pocket. I still don't know which one I will be using the most.

05-23-2010, 04:03 AM	#47
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Interesting to see Sony so far ahead of Kindle. Bearing in mind that many folks join MR with a problem to be fixed, though, it's hard to tell if this reflects satisfaction or frustration. I've been entirely happy with my Sony since I joined MR over a year ago, never a glitch. Must confess, though, that I first came here to find a fix for teething troubles. Cheers. Neil

05-23-2010, 06:44 AM	#48
Teddman Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 695 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	Sony's been around the longest, Sony has the most models of any manufacturer. That's the story of the poll... That said, I sure do love my 505.

05-23-2010, 10:03 AM	#49
clayw1pi Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 56 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sebring, Florida Device: Kindle For PC	I now have a Sony PRC-300 and the wife has a Kindle 2. The Sony was a good deal on Amazon at $149. So far I am very pleased with it.

05-23-2010, 04:07 PM	#51
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Cybook Opus (to replace my Cybook Gen3)

05-24-2010, 01:11 AM	#52
Roy Hinkley Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	Hmmm, a lot more readers out there than I had thought. Is there a way for me to go back and update the poll questions to include the other brands? Many thanks for your mentioning of the various brands you have.

05-24-2010, 01:34 AM	#53
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Ectaco jetBook Lite Astak EZ Reader

05-24-2010, 02:08 AM	#54
MinaVE Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Manila Device: Palm TX	Count me as one of those "different type" people. I'm still using my Palm TX primarily for ebook reading, although I now have a netbook that's the size of a trade paperback and it's got the Kindle for PC installed on it.

05-24-2010, 03:49 AM	#55
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	*Sony's been around the longest, Sony has the most models of any manufacturer. That's the story of the poll...* That makes perfect sense, Ted. Cheers. Neil

05-24-2010, 11:05 AM	#59
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 34583358 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	Until Amazon came out with the Kindle, I had never heard of ereaders. So Sony may have had them first, but it was Amazon who put them on the map.

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