| | There are lots of options for e-readers, each capable of storing a mountain's worth of books, newspapers, blogs and other forms of text. But the main event this holiday season is the competition between the Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Amazon's Kindle units about the size of a paperback book selling in the $200-to-$300 range. They look a lot alike. Each uses screens by E Ink that aren't back-lit to keep them energy efficient and easy on the eyes. They have important differences, though: |  | | | Amazon Kindle
Kindle:$259
Kindle DX: $489
Kindle users can access some of the same borrowed material as the other readers, but it can be tricky to load text that isn't bought from Amazon. On the other hand, Amazon tends to charge less for digital books than Sony and B&N do on their online stores. Also, Kindles have browsers that enable users to access text on the Web. People who occasionally want to hear text read aloud might like the Kindle's text-to-speech capability. Both Kindle models are wireless.
Ed Baig's Feb. 24 review | | | | Sony Reader
Pocket edition:$199
Reader Touch edition:$299
Reader Daily edition:$399 The Sony line of readers make it easy to borrow digital books from the library and download e-books that are in the public domain. Books purchased from Sony can be more expensive than those purchased from Amazon. Only the Reader Daily has wireless connectivity; others have to be plugged into a PC to download books.
Ed Baig's Sept. 10 review | | | | Barnes and Noble Nook
Nook:$259 Like Sony, B&N makes borrowing books easy. Readers have access to the company's large online bookstore but prices can be higher than Amazon. There is only one model to choose from. It can download books wirelessly. People who preordered the Nook should have received it by now. New orders won't ship until Jan. 15, according to B&N's website.
Ed Baig's Dec. 11 review | |
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