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evandy · 06-18-2009, 10:25 AM

Have you narrowed down your options at all? Most people seem to be considering Sony vs. Kindle, but there are others out there.

A couple of questions to think about for the Sony vs. Kindle option, at least:
Are you on a PC? If not, no Sony for you, unless you use 3rd party DL applications (e.g. Calibre)
Do you need access to PDFs? If so, Kindle 1/2 might not work (DX is ok)
Do you want to be able to load books by wireless? Kindle is for you
Do you want to load books via USB? Both are good.

(Yes, the Kindle 1/2 can load converted PDFs. Others have said that the conversion process is good on simple PDFs (no columns/formatting, text-based), but fails on "complex" pds).

06-18-2009, 10:25 AM	#5
evandy Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Kindle DX	Have you narrowed down your options at all? Most people seem to be considering Sony vs. Kindle, but there are others out there. A couple of questions to think about for the Sony vs. Kindle option, at least: Are you on a PC? If not, no Sony for you, unless you use 3rd party DL applications (e.g. Calibre) Do you need access to PDFs? If so, Kindle 1/2 might not work (DX is ok) Do you want to be able to load books by wireless? Kindle is for you Do you want to load books via USB? Both are good. (Yes, the Kindle 1/2 can load converted PDFs. Others have said that the conversion process is good on simple PDFs (no columns/formatting, text-based), but fails on "complex" pds). Last edited by evandy; 06-18-2009 at 10:44 AM.