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AbominableDavid · 11-05-2010, 01:48 PM

I've had a Sony PRS-505 for quite some time now. I've been trying to make a decision on a new ebook reader for the last few weeks and I just can't seem to make my mind up between the PRS-650 and the Kindle.

I love my 505. It's been a great first ebook reader and I really have no complaints about the whole Sony ebook ecosystem, other than it doesn't have quite as many titles as Amazon. The PRS-650 has some nice new features and retains a lot of what I liked about the PRS-505.

The Kindle 3, on the other hand, looks pretty impressive too. There's a lot I really like about it, but since I don't know anyone locally who has one I can't really give it much of a hands-on. Still, I'm really leaning towards giving the Kindle a chance since almost everything I read about it is positive.

My biggest concern, at the moment, is with ebook formatting. If I purchase an ebook in epub format and find formatting errors, typos, or any other problems, I can pretty easily open up the epub and fix them, and this makes my inner OCD sufferer happy. I've seen some complaints about various things like margin size and other issues with Amazon ebooks, and this leads me to believe my correction process might not be as easily done with Amazon's format.

Other than that, I'd also like to get input from other people who've previously owned Sony ebook readers and who have switched to (or at least have used) the Kindle 3 - how do you feel about the switch?

(I've done searches and seen some old threads that cover some of my questions; I'd like to see if there's anything new)

11-05-2010, 01:48 PM	#1
AbominableDavid Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tennessee Device: Kobo Aura HD	Can't make a decision - Kindle or Sony I've had a Sony PRS-505 for quite some time now. I've been trying to make a decision on a new ebook reader for the last few weeks and I just can't seem to make my mind up between the PRS-650 and the Kindle. I love my 505. It's been a great first ebook reader and I really have no complaints about the whole Sony ebook ecosystem, other than it doesn't have quite as many titles as Amazon. The PRS-650 has some nice new features and retains a lot of what I liked about the PRS-505. The Kindle 3, on the other hand, looks pretty impressive too. There's a lot I really like about it, but since I don't know anyone locally who has one I can't really give it much of a hands-on. Still, I'm really leaning towards giving the Kindle a chance since almost everything I read about it is positive. My biggest concern, at the moment, is with ebook formatting. If I purchase an ebook in epub format and find formatting errors, typos, or any other problems, I can pretty easily open up the epub and fix them, and this makes my inner OCD sufferer happy. I've seen some complaints about various things like margin size and other issues with Amazon ebooks, and this leads me to believe my correction process might not be as easily done with Amazon's format. Other than that, I'd also like to get input from other people who've previously owned Sony ebook readers and who have switched to (or at least have used) the Kindle 3 - how do you feel about the switch? (I've done searches and seen some old threads that cover some of my questions; I'd like to see if there's anything new)