Ok, so on an Itouch you can read books. Well, what I need to know is should I download ereader or Stanza so I can read the books I download. Which one has worked best for you?
Ereader.
More user friendly and I believe its a more trusted program.
ok first off here are the three things that i really want.
1) Sony PRS-500 (eReader)
2) Electric Guitar with accessories
3) digital camera (for a concert in august)
the digital camera isn’t one of my main concerns at the time because the concert isn’t until august but i still would like to have one.
I want the eReader because i am an avid reader and we are getting ready to go on vacation and i want to take some books (quite a few) because i don’t know how fast or slow i will read and that will clear up a TON of space on this trip and all of my marching band competitions and ect.
I want the guitar because i want to learn how to play. Ive already got everything i would need picked out and stuff i just don’t know f i want it more than the eReader.
The eReader i can get from amazon.com for $269
the guitar with accessories is about $240
and the camera i want is about $200
so they are all around the same price.
its just that for the eReader you have to buy the books. i know that you cn download some PDF’s off the internet for free but its all the old books that im not interested in. so theres alot of money that would be going into books.
the guitar i dont know if i will stick with, also i would have to pay for lessons and extra stings when they break and stuff.
the camera i would have to buy an SD chip.
so theres extra things that go along with all.
so the question is, which should i buy?
thanks
Personally I would go with Sony PRS-500
If price was no object and i wanted to buy only one of these, which one is the best and why? I am leaning toward the SOny Ereader because it is not exclusive to just Amazon (Kindle) or just Barnes and Noble (Nook). plus Sony has access to the public libraries for free and Google books!!! Still dont know whih is best though.
Don’t choose the Sony Reader. It doesn’t have good content support, and quite a lot of people complain it is difficult to find books for it.
Actually there are quite a lot of places where you can find free ebooks for the Amazon Kindle. Some examples are here (some are available on the Amazon Kindle store as well):
http://manybooks.net/
http://gutenberg.org/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26node%3D154606011%26redirect%3Dtrue%26p%255F36%3D0-0&tag=ereader-2-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
I’ve compared the Nook and the Kindle, so let me tell you my findings. From the official page of B&N, here is how the Nook compares with the Kindle:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compare/
Since Barnes and Noble page is only mentioning the advantage of the Nook over the Kindle, let me try to tell more about the benefit of the Kindle 2 over the Nook:
- There is no internet browser for the Nook. So even with Wi-Fi, you can only use it to purchase book. You cannot do searching in Google, Wikipedia, check email, etc., like what you can do with the Kindle.
- The Amazon Kindle has international free 3G wireless which covers over 100 countries. So even if you’re in places like the UK or Australia, you can access the internet with the Kindle free of charge. The Nook has wireless only within the U.S., and is limited for use of buying books only
- The Kindle is available outside the U.S. (it ships to 176 countries), while the Nook only ship within the U.S. at this moment.
- The Kindle has text-to-speech function, so it can treat an ebook like audio book. This function is not present on the Nook.
- The price of ebooks for the Nook on Barnes and Nobles are more expensive than the ebooks on the Kindle. This can make quite a difference in long term, the price difference adds up as you buy more books.
- Amazon is already doing some change after the Nook is announced (still more than one month for it to be available). They dropped the price of their International Kindle even further. And they are going to release a PC software which can read their Kindle books. They also added native PDF support for their Kindle 2.
One more thing to be aware is that, at first glance you may think the Nook can read ebooks with color touch screen. But indeed the color touch screen is only a small screen beneath the greyscale eink screen, and seems it is only used to browse the cover of ebooks.
In my opinion, it is a tie between the Kindle and the Barnes and Noble. But if you may travel and you enjoy reading during your trip, you should go for the Kindle for sure. Moreover, I trust the Kindle will come up with some strategies very soon, like improving their lending book function. The Kindle is the biggest player in the ereader market right now, and I believe it will put enormous effort to hold its position. Finally, if you’re an avid reader, price of ebooks will also be a big concern, as ebooks on the Nook are more expensive.
I recommend this article as well, it is the best review on ebook readers I’ve ever read:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR3QM7LGL62MZ4X%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Frdp%255Fperm&tag=ereader-2-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
Just check up their homepage to see the latest price of the devices. The price is most up-to-date, and if there is any price change it will be reflected immediately on their homepage. BTW, the Nook seems to be in stock only in Jan 2010, so you’ll not be able to get it in X’mas…
Hope this helps you decide.
Liquavista is demonstrating a new type of screen technology which could provide very low power black and white and color screens based on the LCD manufacturing process, though where the screen refresh rates can be automatically turned down below 1hz. Together with Pixel Qi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ZErQ5Kl6w or as an alternative, this type of LCD screen technology will enable all Tablets and Laptops to also become full e-readers and could in theory have 50-100 hours battery runtime or longer.
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i think that the nook or ipad are the best but which one is really better??
I love answering kindle questions, it’s by far one of my favorite devices that i keep in my bag.
For starters and most importantly I worn the Kindle 2 (soon to be upgrading to the Kindle DX), and it is easy for me to say I love it! I think I’ve read over 20 books so far.
There are other reviews on the Kindle 2 here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FB0015T963C%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Ddp%255Ftop%255Fcm%255Fcr%255Facr%255Ftxt%26showViewpoints%3D1&tag=techcomprepa-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
And for the Kindle DX:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FB0015TG12Q%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Ddp%255Ftop%255Fcm%255Fcr%255Facr%255Ftxt%26showViewpoints%3D1&tag=techcomprepa-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
I love my Kindle because it has helped me improve a lot on my efficiency and utilize my time. Before I owned the Kindle, waiting time like when I’m waiting for friends or waiting for shuttle bus or some thing like that is simply wasted. Now I just need to bring the Kindle 2 along with me. Another thing I like the most is the text-to-speech function, which means I can "read" books without even holding or looking at the Kindle. Now I like to use this function when I’ve myself busy on some boring things, say when I’m on the step machine or doing some housework…
I like reading and at the beginning I missed a bit on the feeling of reading books. But now I love to hold the Kindle, the e-ink seems to work very well, it is really like reading books… Now I often read with the Kindle for several hours but I don’t feel tired.
I linked your directly to the Kindle Store on amazon.com! I really do hope you consider getting your own =)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015T963C?ie=UTF8&tag=techcomprepa-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015T963C
A big winner at this year CES was the Entourage Edge Dualbook which combines a e-reader with a android based tablet pc on the other side. This is a great concept that should take off really soon.
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I am looking into an electronic reader because these textbooks are so heavy. Which is better the kindle or the sony? I have heard that both are good. what are some pros and cons about each? Also, would I be able to find the textbooks I need for my classes and how much would they be? Do you think it’s worth spending the money on an ereader or would you suggest that I stick to the standard, old-school textbooks?
Thanks for your help!
I’ve mentioned quite a lot about having textbooks on the Kindle here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090720135726AAUiQMG
Don’t choose the sony reader. Read here and you’ll know:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR266PE1Q47CYNH%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ASIN%3DB00154JDAI%26nodeID%3D%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Fpr%255Fcmt&tag=more_info-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
I own the Kindle 2 and I like it very much. It is better than Sony Reader because Amazon provide good content support, and the number of books available in Kindle format is kept on increasing (right now there are over 350,000 Kindle books). Sony Reader, however, many users complain that it is difficult to find suitable books, and books on it are more expensive than the Kindle. Other benefits of the Kindle over Sony Reader include the free wireless internet access, and the text-to-speech function.
If you need to read PDF with charts and graphics, you may want to go for the Kindle DX. Read this review and you should be able to decide which one to get:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR23V08M2LNB81I%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ASIN%3DB0015TCML0%26nodeID%3D%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Fpr%255Fcmt&tag=more_info-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
Hope this helps.
I love reading and am always buying books and was untrusted in buying an ereader. Is it worth it? Is the books any cheaper then regular books? I was just wondering if I should spend the money and if so which one not so expensive but has good quality?
I’m an avid reader as well and I own the Kindle 2, so let me give you some of my opinions about it for you to decide. I’ve to say I love it! I think I’ve read over 30 books with my Kindle, no glitches so far! Kindle books are cheaper than actual books and I think I’ve saved over $100 for the books I’ve bought on the Kindle.
One of the reasons I love my Kindle is that it has helped me improve a lot on my efficiency and utilize my time. Before I have the Kindle, waiting time like when I’m waiting for friends or waiting for shuttle bus or some thing like that is simply wasted. Now I just need to bring the Kindle 2 along with me, and all my favorite books are inside it. Another thing I like the most is the text-to-speech function, which means I can "read" books without even holding or looking at the Kindle. Now I like to use this function when I’ve myself busy on some boring things, say when I’m on the step machine or doing some housework…
I like reading as well, and at the beginning I did miss a bit on the feeling of reading books. But now I love to hold the Kindle, the e-ink seems to work very well, it is really like reading books… Now I often read with the Kindle for several hours but I don’t feel tired… And I now prefer to manage all books inside the Kindle rather than my never big enough bookshelf… And like to do bookmarking, annotation, dictionary lookup without any additional thing but a Kindle.
There are quite a lot of free books (tips: if you’re outside the U.S. all the books will have US$2 added, but when you choose to download to computer when you check out, the $2 will be waived, and you can copy the books to your Kindle through USB cable), and many Kindle books, magazines and newspapers are cheaper than the actual paper version. I remember I read these reviews about the benefits of the Kindle when I decided to buy it:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR2DUM7S4XW06QN%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ASIN%3DB00154JDAI%26nodeID%3D%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Fpr%255Fcmt&tag=moreinfo-po-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
http://www.speedreaderxreview.com/kindle-2-0-vs-sony-reader-prs-700bc-comparison
Finally, in case you don’t know, Amazon has put a price slash on the Kindle 2 just before Christmas, and it is now selling $100 cheaper than the price I got my Kindle, and it adds in international wireless access and native PDF support… So take the chance if you want it.
Hope it helps 
Which is better and how is an ereader better then regular paper books?
you can read the full comparison of these 2 here
Amazon Kindle vs. Barnes and Noble’s Nook vs. Sony Reader
http://amazon-kindle-vs-nook-vs-sony-reader.blogspot.com/2009/12/amazon-kindle-vs-barnes-and-nobles-nook.html
you can even read this review from amazon for comparison
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR3KQMNG5BHQFXR%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Frdp%255Fperm&tag=bestdeals-y-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
I would prefer to go with kindle..It’s sure a worth buying. Wireless is a unique feature I will say and that’s make really value for money. 3G wireless and global coverage, I personally travel a lot and really worthy for me. You can have any newspaper at any place. Paper like display, 1500 books storage and list is on. .I love this little magic book.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015T963C?ie=UTF8&tag=bestdeals-y-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015T963C
This was a commercial for the Nintendo E-Reader, which attaches to the Nintendo Gameboy Advance, for you to swipe special cards to add content to games or play mini games.
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