#1 Recommended Portable Ebook Reader
Kindle: Amazon’s Wireless Reading Device
Amazon Devices (Amazon)
Price: $359.00
Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper.
Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.
Wireless connectivity enables you to shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle-whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.
- Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.
- More than 145,000 books available, including more than 98 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.
- New York Times® Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise.
- Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.
- Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes-all auto-delivered wirelessly.
- Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times-all auto-delivered wirelessly.
- More than 350 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN’s Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post-all updated wirelessly throughout the day.
- Lighter and thinner than a typical paperback; weighs only 10.3 ounces.
- Holds over 200 titles.
- Long battery life. Leave wireless on and recharge approximately every other day. Turn wireless off and read for a week or more before recharging.
- Fully recharges in 2 hours.
- Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones-so you never have to locate a hotspot.
- No monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments-we take care of the wireless delivery so you can simply click, buy, and read.
- Includes free wireless access to the planet’s most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia-Wikipedia.org.
- Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.
- Included in the box: Kindle wireless reader, Book cover, Power adapter, USB 2.0 cable
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See what others are saying about the Kindle screen:
James Patterson, author of You’ve Been Warned, “The screen is fabulous. You would expect that, with a screen, there would be a glare, it would be hard to read but it’s not. There’s no glare. It’s not backlit, which is kind of magical. I think people are going to be very, very surprised and delighted. This is a lot easier to read than a lot of books are these days.”
Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, “I’m telling you, after five minutes I’ve ceased to think I’m looking at a screen. It’s not like reading a computer screen. It’s more like reading a piece of paper. I think it’s actually clearer, easier on the eye than the printed word.”
Neil Gaiman, author of Stardust, “It’s like paper and it’s very interesting. It’s very, very crisp. Very functional. Very readable.”
e-BookReaders.biz Customer Review:
“Personally, I found the device pretty revolutionary. For those thinking that you may not feel it is worth the money —I’d definitely give it another thought after using it. This thing rocks!! …plus if you think potential applications, college kids - think all your textbooks in an easy to carry, single device. There would be no more carrying all your books and running back to your dorm rooms –just grab 10 oz of easy to carry electronic goodness and off you go!
First the device is and always will be an e-book reader and it is designed to replicate a book and that is where this device first struck me as amazing. First off, the Kindle uses electronic ink to produce print that appears (to me) just like the pages of a book. Contrary to reading on a computer screen, this presents the reader with a gray-white background similar to pages producing a comfortable and similar reading experience.
Think ipod for books- you can order whatever book you may want easily and quickly downloaded from the Amazon store. The device works as expected and with great ease requiring no setup or additional applications or computers. Another cool feature is the ability to subscribe to publications, newspapers, or magazines and have them automatically downloaded to your device automatically. I woke up and enjoyed checking out the headlines first thing in the morning - just like the paper waiting for me with my cup of coffee.
Battery life! This thing lasts much longer than your typical electronic device. In testing, I found that the device with continual usage (never turning it off) got about 3 days of solid use. There are other great features like the ability to play background music while reading, and instant wikipedia and dictionary lookups.
The NowNow service is nothing short of remarkable!! Ever have one of those instant “no one knows” questions that arises in conversation? That happened to me when discussing the topic of how to tell if your television is digital or analog. I grabbed the Kindle and went to the NowNow feature and typed in the question. In nothing short of 20-30 minutes, the first of 3 very long and detailed responses arrived in my device giving me the background of FCC transition from analog to digital, the laws driving the transition, and how to tell if you’ll be affected and more importantly, how to check your TVs. Instant answers and I received 2 more for a total of 3 to every question that I asked.
The final features that are great include the ability to upload files - word documents, pdf files, pictures (jpeg), and other text files to the amazon site. It will alter the file for use on your kindle and automatically download it for you viewing and use later. This gives it a more personal touch allowing the user to download whatever file they may find useful for review be it notes, a speech for rehearsing, possible assessments or commonly used references you have on your computer.
Bottom line — this device does rock and it is well worth considering. Remember, a lot of people balked initially at mp3 files and the ipod for music. This is that type of device that if you love reading, I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the investment!!! Recommended!”
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#2 Recommended Portable Ebook Reader
Sony PRS-505/LC Blue Digital Book Reader
CE (Sony)
List Price: $299.99
- Easy to read display - e-paper display with quicker page turns
- Premium design - Simple, yet sophisticated with easier navigation
- Compact and lightweight
- Integrated eBookstore with 20K titles
- Up to 7,500 page turns on full charge
- Hardware Platform: PC
- Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
- RAM Memory Size: 128 MB
- Display Technology: E Ink
- Display Size: 6 inches
- Display Color Support: 3-bit (8 gray levels)
- GPS Navigation: None
- device_type: EBook reader Unknown modifier
- Minimum system requirements: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
- Audio features: MP3, AAC
- Warranty: 1 year warranty
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The Reader Digital Book holds about 160 eBooks or hundreds more with optional removable memory cards. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever and wherever you want. With thousands of eBook titles available from the CONNECT eBooks Store, you can choose to download new releases, classics and popular book titles as well as view other document formats such as Adobe PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB and Microsoft Word. Its long battery life lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and the amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on the eyes.
e-BookReaders.biz Customer Review:
“I really like this gadget. I can have hundreds of books at my fingertips without any cluttered shelves. It is very portable, light weight, and best of all…it reads just like a paper page. If you like to read, this may be just the ticket for you. After using this electronic reader for a couple of months now I can honestly say prefer it to a traditional book; so light and easy to handle, and very easy to carry around.
The Sony ebook store has a very large and good selection of books to choose from. The pricing seems reasonable to me.
The sony reader is not a PDA. It does one thing. It allows you to read electronic books and does it well. the e-ink is just like reading a paper book. I highly recommend it.”
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#3 Recommended Portable Ebook Reader
Ectaco jetBook e-Book Reader
CE (Sony)
List Price: $299.99
Lightweight and super-portable, ECTACO jetBook is the ultimate pocket library. Capable of storing thousands of books in the world’s most popular languages, plus music and picture files, it is a universal mobile library for professional, business and leisure reading. With an easy to scan high-resolution 5-inch display and a viewing angle close to 180°, it is fully customizable. Even readers who have difficulty seeing will find it appealing.
- ECTACO jetBook is capable of storing thousands of books in .txt and .pdf format in English, Russian, Polish and other languages
- Built-in MP3 player and picture viewer (JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP)
- Pre-loaded English <-> Russian, English <-> Polish, and English explanatory dictionaries
- Adjustable text size and font face
- Bookmarks and auto page turn functionality. Screen rotation support for both portrait & landscape modes.
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e-BookReaders.biz Customer Review:
“Well rounded! It reads PDF docs with ease. Formatting of docs is great, and it is small yet fast. I can open up a large doc, and it takes only a couple of seconds (with Sony, it took about 10). The screen is smaller than the SONY or Amazon, and I thought it would bother me. Here is the good news: you can rotate your doc! You can read landscape style, and the screen is perfect for that. The device is small that you can control it in one hand, and not heavy that you get tired. The keys are well placed, and the user interface is very simple! I charged it four days ago; been using it since, and the battery is at about 95%!
What I would add to this device: wireless internet access and a web browser. I know this kills the battery life, but it is worth it. I would like a back-light so I can read docs in the dark. None of the readers have this feature, but it would be very good thing to have. It doesn’t read SD Cards over 2Gig, but I still have over 1Gig left - with over 200 docs already on the card.”
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