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Top E-Book Readers and Specifications

 

One would ask why would I want to have an  e-book reader, the answer is simply because your whole library can be stored in one of these things, simple downloads for your newest book, and more often much cheaper to buy the book digitally.  E-books are up and coming, especially  with those that travel a lot and even for children who enjoy reading, or finish reading a book during a trip and can move to the next.

Never the less, not all e-books are created equally, so below is a small list of what we believe to be in the top or best in class.  The order is not necessarily from best to least, but simply these are the best on the market for you to decide.    

Sony Reader Touch Edition

 

•  4.8” w x 6.9” h x 0.4” thick

•  6” Display

•  800x600 Pixels

•  E Ink, 8 Grayscale

•  Supports Adobe ePub, and Sony Bbeb Formats

•  No Wireless Support

 

Features:

•  MP3 Player and Touch Screen  

 

 

 

 

2nd Generation Kindle

 

•  6” Display

•  10.2 Ounces

•  Read-To-Me Technology

•  Supports PDF Natively

•  3G Wireless

 

Features:

•  Now read for up to 1 week on a single charge with wireless on, a significant improvement from the previous battery life of 4 days

 

 

Kindle DX

 

•  7.2” w x 10.4” h x 0.4” thick

•  9.6” Display

•  18.9 Ounces (1.1 lbs)

•  1200x824 Pixels

•  E Ink, 16 Grayscale

•  Supports Amazon AZW

•  Wireless Support

 

Features:

•  MP3 Player

 

 

Sony Reader Pocket Edition

 

•  4.2” w x 6.2” h x 0.4” thick

•  5” Display

•  7.8 Ounces

•  800x600 Pixels

•  E Ink, 8 Grayscale

•  Supports Adobe ePub, and Sony Bbeb Formats

•  No Wireless Support