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Originally Posted by bingle
I'm still going to keep my Sony Reader. And I'd buy another one, if I had to make the choice again.
However, I'm looking at the Kindle for my mother. I think the ease of buying books from Amazon, plus the availability of titles, makes it a very compelling platform for a person who doesn't want to spend time and effort to convert books to a specific format from free sources.
So... I see the Reader as being a better choice for geeks and people who don't mind fiddling a bit more with their gadgets. The Kindle is perhaps a better choice for people who want it to "just work".
Anyone else feel that divide?
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I would definitely recommend the Kindle for a non-technical person. It really is very easy to use. I don't think most technophobes would want to deal with converting books and all that. However, I'm a geek that loves to tinker and I still love the Kindle. I wouldn't mind doing the little bit of extra work with the Sony. If I had a Sony, I wouldn't have jumped on the Kindle at 1.0 stage. To me the decision wasn't particularly about the ease-of-use features like wireless delivery and conversion service. That's nice but not a big deal for me. It really came down to library/dictionary search functionality and titles available. It could've been less user-friendly and I would've chosen it over the Sony.