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Digital Reader Book Reviews - Find Out Which Digital Reader Is The Best Choice

If you're looking for digital reader book reviews, you've come to the right place!

Are you a book enthusiast consuming vast amounts of reading material in short periods of time.  If so,  technology has provided a new resource for you.   You can read your favorite books, magazines, and newspapers, in digital format.  Additionally, some readers even allow you to download, store, and listen to your favorite music.

Today's technology is truely amazing!  Most readers can download new e-books, magazines, and news papers, directly by using a celluar conection or where available you can use Wi-Fi connectivity.  These systems are truely the wave of the future.

There are 3 manufactures which represent the majority of digital reader sales competing for your business.  These manufactures, listed in no particular order, are; Sony,  Amazon, and the newest reader available from, Barnes and Noble.  Here, you can find out which reader is the best choice for you.

Sony

3 Models: Pocket, Touch, and Daily Edition

Sony has 3 readers ranging in price from $199 to $399. They are the; Sony Reader Pocket edition $199, Sony Reader Touch edition $299, and Sony Reader Daily edition $399

Specifications:
Sony Pocket:
Memory: 512 MB, Size: 6.25" x 4.25" x .4" (LxWxD), Weight: 7.76 oz,
Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels, 8 levels gray scale, Display: 5",
Connectivity: None, uses USB to download from desktop, Battery Life: 2 weeks

Sony Touch:
Memory: 512 MB, expandable to 16GB, Size: 6.90" x 4.80" x .4" (LxWxD), Weight: 10.1 oz, Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels, 8 levels of gray scale, Display: 6",
Connectivity: None, uses USB cable to download from desktop, Battery life: 2 weeks

Sony Daily:
Memory: 1.6 GB, expandable to 16GB, Size: 5.00" x 8.125" x 0.59" (LxWxD), Weight: 12.75 oz, Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels, 16 levels gray scale, Display: 7.1",
Connectivity: Free 3G wireless, within the U.S., Battery life: 2.5 weeks

Sony has a reader store but does not list the number of available titles for download.

Sony Pocket

Price: $199

Memory: 512 MB, Size: 6.25" x 4.25" x .4" (LxWxD), Weight: 7.76 oz,
Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels, 8 levels gray scale, Display: 5",
Connectivity: None, uses USB to download from desktop, Battery Life: 2 weeks

Sony Touch

Price: $299

Memory: 512 MB, expandable to 16GB, Size: 6.90" x 4.80" x .4" (LxWxD), Weight: 10.1 oz, Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels, 8 levels of gray scale, Display: 6",
Connectivity: None, uses USB cable to download from desktop, Battery life: 2 weeks

Sony Daily Reader

Price: $399

Memory: 1.6 GB, expandable to 16GB, Size: 5.00" x 8.125" x 0.59" (LxWxD), Weight: 12.75 oz, Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels, 16 levels gray scale, Display: 7.1",
Connectivity: Free 3G wireless, within the U.S., Battery life: 2.5 weeks

Amazon

2 Models: Kindle and Kindle DX

Amazon has 2 models;
The Kindle 2, priced at $259, and the Kindle DX, priced at $489

Specifications:

Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
Kindle 2: Memory: 2GB, Size: 8 x 5.3 x .36, Weight: 10.2 oz,
Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels, with 16 grey levels, Display 6",
Coverage: Global

Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, U.S. Wireless, Latest Generation)
Kindle DX: Memory: 2GB, Size: 10.4 x7.2 x.38, Weight: 18.9 oz, Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels, with 16 level gray scale, Display 9", Coverage: US

Both models also offer a text-to-speech feature, allowing the digital content to be read out load to the user. Possible uses might be for children, the disabled and while driving. The Kindle DX also offers a rotating display, so that you can read and view documents in a landscape format. Additionally, Kindle offers compatability with the iphone, pc's and mac's, as well as future availability with Blackberry.

The Kindle store offers 360,000 books, magazines, newspapers, and blogs.

Kindle

Price: $259

Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
Memory: 2GB, expandable to 16GB, Size: 8 x 5.3 x .36, Weight: 10.2 oz,
Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels, with 16 gray levels, Display 6",
Connectivity: Free 3G Wireless, with global coverage.

Kindle DX

Price: $489

Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, U.S. Wireless, Latest Generation)
Memory: 2GB, Size: 10.4 x7.2 x.38, Weight: 18.9 oz,
Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels, with 16 level gray scale, Display 9",
Connectivity: Free 3G Wireless available in U.S. only

Barnes and Noble

The Nook

Barnes and Noble's e-reader, The Nook, has the following specifications:

Memory: 2 GB internal, expandable to 16GB, Size: 7.7" x 4.9" x 0.5" (LxWxD),
Weight: 11.2 oz, Resolution: 600 x 800, 16 level grey scale, Navigation: touch color screen,
Connectivity: Free 3G Wireless, and Wi-Fi, Battery Life: 10 days.

The Nook interacts with other devices such as; the iphone, i pod touch, and BlackBerry Devices. You can personalize your screen saver with photos, which can be stored and viewed, as well as listen to your favorite music.

Barnes and Noble offers over 1 million books, magazines, newspapers, and blogs available from their e store.

Nook

Price: $259

Memory: 2 GB internal, expandable to 16GB, Size: 7.7" x 4.9" x 0.5" (LxWxD),
Weight: 11.2 oz, Resolution: 600 x 800, 16 level grey scale, Navigation: touch color screen,
Connectivity: Free 3G Wireless, and Wi-Fi, Battery Life: 10 days.

Summary

Digital Reader Book Reviews

There is a lot of information to consider just with these 3 manufactures. However, a good place to start narrowing you choices would be by choosing a display size. The larger display screen provided by Sony and Amazon are both excellent, Sony's being 7.1" and Amazon's Kindle DX, the largest, available at 9". If size matters, the Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device
is the largest, and is the only manufacturer offering text to speech.

The typical size of a Hard back book is approximately 10" on the diagonal, which is 4" inches larger than the 6" display size offered by the 3 makes. All readers allow for font size control, so the smaller size should not be an issue. In fact, it may be an advantage when considering weight and storage.

An important consideration is the availability of download titles. Barnes and Noble claims over 1 million, with Amazon next in line at over 360,000, Sony does not list their title inventory.

If you can do without Kindle's text-to-speech option, the Nook from Barnes and Noble seems to be a good choice. The advantage comes from the fact that you can physically shop at Barnes and Noble to see, feel, and touch the Nook and enjoy it's largest inventory selection, whether your in or out of the store.

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