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It depends on what you read. I read mostly classics-not recent best sellers-so most of what I would get from a library is already available for free, or nearly free, in the Kindle store, anyway. I also prefer to own-rather than borrow-books. So, downloading from libraries does not appeal to me as much as I had once thought it would.
I had been considering a Sony, and a Nook, but have since decided on a Kindle. I need a reader which reads Word/Doc. files, and that leaves the Nook out. Amazon's e-publishing biz is growing faster than Sony's, and the Kindle's screen has better contrast than does the Sony's. The Kindle turns pages faster, too. Sony wants to charge me $30.00 extra for less storage, and epub capability, plus charge me more to sell me additional SD cards to put more books on. Thanks, but no thanks, Sony. The Sonys which are priced comparably to the Kindle have no built in WiFi, or 3G, and only hold a battery charge for about half as long as a Kindle.
If you prefer to borrow current best sellers, then use a library, and buy a Nook, or Sony, or whatever. As I understand it, with the Sonys, you'll have to download books to your computer, and then from your computer to your Sony Reader....a two step process. With the Kindle I can download books in one step, directly to the reader, with the WiFi, or 3G if I get that model. Epub capability may be nice, but I don't need it...so why should I pay extra for it?
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