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Old 05-30-2011, 05:07 AM   #1
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First visits to Sony store - comparing content to Chapters
No contest. Sony wins hands down for me, and I happen to have this ereader. Perhaps they figure buyers of a $200 device have more education and leisure time, but the quality of books and the selection is vastly superior to Chapters (Canada anyway). And maybe there are privacy or service attractions to Chapters that I don't know about.

Take the differences in various subjects...

1. 17th century - Chapters 30, Sony 260
2. cannabis - 3 versus 166
3. perfume - 11 vs. 166 - Emperor of Scent $11.99 (slightly higher than Chapters)
4. opium - Opium for the Masses $11.86 (slightly lower than Chapters)
5. India - 154 vs. 1893! Frommer's India $17.49 (slightly lower than Chapters)
6. Investment - 141 vs. 2472! Fishers Investments on Emerging markets $20.96 (slightly lower than Chapters)
7. Ethiopia - 4 vs. 90
8. Lonely Planet - sort of 1 vs. 137
9. Hawaiian shirts - 0 vs. 0 (obviously image-rich books are not ebook forte)
10. Orthodox Church - both have just a few ones wholly on this subject

I have eliminated Chapters as a preferred content supplier for myself.

I am too tired to continue this comparison. Of course, this isn't very accurate as a trustworthy comparison would be comparing the same books across the board, and what books I really want are available at provider A but not provider B. But after half an hour I am much more impressed by Sony. And the website is easier to navigate and easier on the eyes (unless online the Chapters one is different than in their stores).
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