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Originally Posted by JohnClif
There's nothing the Sony ereader will do that a Kindle won't. Neither reads DRM MOBI files (ebooks), but the vast majority of these are available in the Kindle's AZW format. The Kindle has about twice the # of titles available, and it will read unprotected MOBI format ebooks; the Sony device won't (unless you go thru a 3rd party converter).
Unlike the Sony, the Kindle can download books over-the-air from Amazon and other sites, e.g., Feedbooks. This only works in the US, but since you live in the US it will work for you. You can also browse basic websites, like MSN.com, or your favorite blog, directly on the Kindle, and yes, browsing of text-based websites is acceptable.
You can also use the free Mobipocket Reader for PC application to bundle RSS feeds to the Kindle (in the form of a book for each feed that is automatically updated with each sync). You can't view RSS feeds easily on the Sony.
Both devices aren't great for viewing PDFs, although the Kindle allows you to use either Amazon's PDF conversion service or the Mobipocket Creator application to convert PDFs to readable files. Amazon's PDF conversion is getting better continually. I don't think Sony is working on this as hard because it isn't a potential revenue generator for them as it is for Amazon (Amazon's conversion is free if you download it, or ten cents per document if they download it over-the-air).
Quite frankly the only advantage the Sony has over the Kindle is that it is cheaper. The Kindle has a much larger library of titles, allows you to buy books and periodicals over the air without needing a computer, allows you to browse the web, check your email, etc., and IMO much better matches the paradigm of a book.
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the Kindle also supports dictionaries and dictionary lookup while reading a book. It also allows adding notes to a document.
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