1) Price......a hundred bucks (actually a little over) is a big difference. This coming from a guy who paid $700 for a PS3
.....and NO I am not a Sony fan boy. Yes I realize the Kindle has wireless tech built in....but I don't need that.
2) The Kindle is frigging ugly......the Sony looks nice.
3) I see no major issues with Sony Connect.....sure it's not as refined as Amazon.....but they have dropped their prices and I'm finding "most" of the books I would like. Not to mention the other sources for books online. I should be able to get virtually everything I want onto the Sony.
If you don't really want the wireless features why would anyone buy the Kindle over the Sony? I'm trying to imagine a scenario where I suddenly NEED to download a book onto my reader? These things hold hundreds of books. Load up a bunch I have not read yet and I'm good to go for a long, long time.