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rblover · 08-06-2010, 03:10 AM

Earlier research into e-readers suggested the Sony allowed more formats from more sources. That has been disputed. Whether true, or not, there are other issues. I read about Sony having a dark screen...black lettering on a grey 'paper', making it unreadable in many lighting situations. The Sony also has a high price.

The Nook is good in many ways, but I dislike their version of 'free books'. To get a free read, on Nook, I need to be physically in a B&N store-and there are fewer of them all the time, as they are closing down left, and right-and then I can use Nook to read a book for free...for two hours. I'm not going to get through the sort of books I read in two hours. Then the free read ends, and when I leave the store, the free book stays in the store...not in my Nook. Conversely, it seems that free Amazon books for the Kindle are free, and can be downloaded anywhere in the world, and remain in the Kindle, as well as being able to be archived online so I can recover them if my Kindle goes belly up.

The Pocketbook has only 64MB of RAM, NO text to speech capability, no archiving that I have heard of, and costs $90.00 more than the comparable Kindle.

a touchscreen is of no interest to me. I can take it, or leave it, but would not base a buying decision on a unit having, or lacking, it.

The more I research these things, the more it seems that the 3G+WiFi Kindle is the thing to have. I have been looking at the free, and nearly free, books available on Amazon, and they are the things I read most...classics. If I read mostly new best sellers, or newspapers, or lab reports, another e-reader may be better.

The Nook is a very close second to the Kindle in my book, but if I were buying today I would go with a Kindle. I will continue my research for a few more weeks at least before deciding. What are the rest of you basing your buying decisions on?

08-06-2010, 03:10 AM	#36
rblover Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 26 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none as yet	Earlier research into e-readers suggested the Sony allowed more formats from more sources. That has been disputed. Whether true, or not, there are other issues. I read about Sony having a dark screen...black lettering on a grey 'paper', making it unreadable in many lighting situations. The Sony also has a high price. The Nook is good in many ways, but I dislike their version of 'free books'. To get a free read, on Nook, I need to be physically in a B&N store-and there are fewer of them all the time, as they are closing down left, and right-and then I can use Nook to read a book for free...for two hours. I'm not going to get through the sort of books I read in two hours. Then the free read ends, and when I leave the store, the free book stays in the store...not in my Nook. Conversely, it seems that free Amazon books for the Kindle are free, and can be downloaded anywhere in the world, and remain in the Kindle, as well as being able to be archived online so I can recover them if my Kindle goes belly up. The Pocketbook has only 64MB of RAM, NO text to speech capability, no archiving that I have heard of, and costs $90.00 more than the comparable Kindle. a touchscreen is of no interest to me. I can take it, or leave it, but would not base a buying decision on a unit having, or lacking, it. The more I research these things, the more it seems that the 3G+WiFi Kindle is the thing to have. I have been looking at the free, and nearly free, books available on Amazon, and they are the things I read most...classics. If I read mostly new best sellers, or newspapers, or lab reports, another e-reader may be better. The Nook is a very close second to the Kindle in my book, but if I were buying today I would go with a Kindle. I will continue my research for a few more weeks at least before deciding. What are the rest of you basing your buying decisions on?