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Originally Posted by Doranna Durgin
Anyway, I know I'm looking for your basic ereader, and I even know it's between Sony and Kindle...
I don't need the device to do anything but read books. 8) And I plan to start my purchase list there on Backlist Ebooks, which seems to be equally friendly to either Sony or Kindle...
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Doranna -- Here are a couple of distinctions:
1. If a touchscreen appeals to you, the Sony is a better choice. (I very much like the touchscreen on my Sony, and supposedly they've improved them in the newer models.)
2. If being able to effortlessly buy and download a book from Amazon while sitting in a coffee shop appeals to you, the Kindle is a better choice.
3. Sony uses epub, and Kindle uses their brand of Mobipocket. If you're happy to download books on your computer and transfer them over, and you mostly buy DRM-free books, it really won't matter to you. Download Calibre (free) and use it to manage your library and convert freely between formats (as long as there's no DRM).
4. A lot of it is just personal preference and which style you like.
5. If you want to read easily in the dark, go with a backlit screen. That's what I use my Axim PDA for, and I like it very much. (Got it on ebay.) I have Freda on it to read epub, and Mobipocket to read, er, Mobipocket. (My Sony is the model with the light, but I find that while it's good for low-light, it's poor for real dark.)
It's easy to post your questions about readers in
this section at MR.