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Originally Posted by wastelander
Also are the dictionaries built into these readers? if im reading a book and want to know the meaning of a word, will I get an instant definition or does it need to connect to the internet?
The kindle is currently £89 as its been for "time out of mind" and the Kobo Touch is £79 whereas it started off at £110. The Kobo was released in May 2011 and with May around the corner is it worth waiting for the newer model potentially being released?
My main liking of the Kindle are the page turn buttons and those 'read it kindle' apps for chrome that you send wiki articles to the device, as far as i'm aware the Kobo has nothing like this, right and the only way to read wiki would be to connect to the internet? Or can the Kobo save articles for offline reading?
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I'm curious whether you considered the Sony PRS-T1. (I'm not sure how it compares price-wise in your country, against the Kobo and Kindle.)
Compared to the Kobo, I find the Sony a much fuller-featured device:
1) Multiple built-in dictionaries (American English, British English, English <-> French, English <-> German, English <-> Spanish, English <-> Italian, English <-> Dutch). I've found this very useful in translating foreign words and phrases within books. (This doesn't require an internet connection.)
2) Integrated Wikipedia and Google search (when connected to the internet). I find it
very handy to select a name or phrase within a book and then look it up in Wikipedia for more details. For offline viewing of Wikipedia articles, these can be saved as EPUB files into Dropbox (on another machine, using the "dotEPUB" Chrome/Firefox add-on) and loaded into the Sony Reader using the web browser. (I'm not sure if it's possible to create EPUB files from the Sony browser itself.)
3) A supported web browser with multi-touch controls. This allows you to download books directly into the device from various websites (including the Kobo store) without having to use an intermediate PC. You can also load files via the Dropbox mobile website.
4) Direct access to public libraries (where supported). Again, this is very handy and doesn't require an intermediate PC.
5) Dedicated hardware buttons (prev, next, home, back, menu). This makes it much easier to move around within the interface. (I still use swipes to move between pages.)
6) Headphone jack and built-in music player (for AAC and MP3). (I like to listen to classical music while reading a book.)
These features were lacking from the Kobo Touch when I considered buying one around Christmas; some of them may have been added since then. I have no experience with the Kindle and can't say how it compares to the Sony.
As other people have suggested, you might want to wait for the next generation of devices. In particular, a integrated lighting system would be something that would interest me.