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Originally Posted by Leep
With Sony making a real splash in the marketplace right now, you would think that Amazon would be coming up with something competitive as an answer. It will be interesting to see what they do.
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I just came to the Kindle from the Sony Reader world. I decided to buy the Kindle after being disappointed with the Sony announcement. From my experience so far I would say that the Kindle is not only competitive but in my opinion is a better device. I used to scoff at the design of the kindle but now that I have one and have used it extensively for a couple of days I think the layout is actually very good. Its not quite as sleek as the Sony models but the functionality is above and beyond what I had on the Sony.
Some of the main things that I like are being able to use are:
Dictionary lookup. I never realized that I would use this feature so much until I got it. I find my self using it a time or two per reading session.
Whispernet. I love that I now have the ability to use a device without needing to plug it into a PC. Also being a Mac user this makes it all that much better as I no longer need to jump through hoops to track down a Windows PC to buy books from the bookstore.
Highlighting and Notes. Its nice to be able to highlight a passage, add a note and have that available not only in the text of that book but in the My Clippings file on the Kindle.
Samples. Being able to download samples in a moment from the chair that I am sitting in, read a chapter or two and then deciding whether to buy the rest of the book seamlessly without getting up or dumping it right from the device if it doesn't interest me is one of the greatest features.
Long story short, I didn't know what I was missing until I got my own Kindle and used it for a day or two. I would really like to see what they have planned for their next device but I don't think that they are really all that far behind right now if at all.