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Originally Posted by maurices5000
Hello guys, I'm interested in buying an ebook. I'm a bit fearful though.
My fear is that I will become dedicated to an e-reader that will not have the books i want in the digital format i need and that the like Beta/VHS and HD/BlueRay, i may end up with a product that is worthless.
1) Which e-reader has the most books? Kindle claims almost 800,000 books on its website. I'm assuming that does not include free ebooks. GoogleBooks boasts 1 million but i wonder how many of those are free books. I went to Google Books store and many books i found on the Kindle were not available on GoogleBooks.
2) Where can i go to check out the Sony Reader in Store? I found the Kindle at Target.
3) Kindle has no intentions of creating a touch screen. It claims it can't do it without creating a clare. But Sony claims its ereader doesn't have that problem even though it has a touch screen. How do the two compare?
4) Does the Sony Reader allow us to take notes, highlight text, and search whole library of books rather than just a single book at a time?
In many ways i think the Sony should win. They allow us to borrow library books (which if you are not sure you want the book or want to pay money for the book would be a good cheap alternative.) It has a touch screen. It has eInk like the Kindle. It has more support for many formats including MS Word so users can create their own content and load it on the Sony.
Unfortunately Amazon is my favorite book store. Possibly a good thing, Amazon may find that they run people away from them rather than towards them if they don't implement features people want.
IF you know of any other benefits of one over the other please feel free to note them.
Thanks!
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Really valid questions and doubts.
I would not buy an electronic device with the fear in mind of any possible out of business problem, but stick to what we have now and what we can enjoy today. Market's demand and changes in technology can turn something that is not popular today in a real hit later.
Having said that, please based your decision based on the kind of books you like and need. I always suggest the following to people when buying an ereader so they won't make the same mistake I did: choose 20 books (10 you would like to have, 10 you already have) do a search on the ebook online store (B&N, Sony, Amazon, etc) and see how many hits you get. The store with higher hits should give you a good idea of the kind of ereader that you need for your own taste and preferences. The 2nd one higher hits should be the device to compare.