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Old 01-20-2008, 08:30 AM   #216
astra
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In my previous post I didn't say: Kindle is ugly.
I said it is a failure as a dedicated ebook reader.

Yes, Kindle has more features than Sony, moreover, 2 of the features I wish I had on my Sony as well (dictionary and search). On the other hand my PC at home have search and dictionary and the Internet access features as well. However, it is far from being an ideal dedicated ebook reader. I am not ready to pay the "price" Kindle users have to pay to have the additional features. Such as a permanent keyboard and shorter battery life.
As I said - IMHO - Kindle is a failure as ebook reader, it is just a nice gadget. There is no point to argue with me, because as I said it is my opinion only. There are people who think that Kindle is a better ebook reader than Sony and there are people like me who think Sony is much better (I also believe that CyBook Gen3 is a better ebook reader than Kindle for the same reasons).

P.S. I just cannot bring myself to think about Kindle as ebook reader when I see the keyboard; one of the reasons I bought a dedicated ebook reader instead of reading from a small laptop.
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