Yes, which would be fine if they claimed so, but mostly it is how wonderful the Kindle is. Which I just don't buy. I had
this reader before I bought the Sony and even though I loved it a lot, there were always things I wished it had, like a touchscreen or stand-by or... you get the picture. In the end, everything I missed back then is what the Sony has. I couldn't be happier. Had I done my research more thoroughly in the beginning I would have bought the Sony right away.