GBM InkShow: Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader Digital Book Head to Head

Posted by | 01/17/2008 | 17 Comments

  One of the best things I’ve purchased in quite some time was an e-book reader, namely the Amazon Kindle. Being new to the electronic book area, I have found the experience to be quite enjoyable. Sierra, on the other hand, has been using an e-book reader for a long time, namely the Sony Reader Digital Book, and has picked up on the subtle differences between Sony’s Reader Digital Book and Amazon’s Kindle. She used my Kindle for several weeks, and came away with some interesting observations. By the way, it is worth mentioning that I almost didn’t get my Kindle back….

In this InkShow, Sierra and I take them both on a head-to-head comparison, looking at screens, navigation, buttons, contrast, and the book buying experience.

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  • Jim Price

    Please! The Sony eBook PRS-505 has been out more than a year now. Why is the “head-to-head” done with the older PRS-500? Methinks there is a very leaning bias towards the Kindle. I tried last year to get a Kindle and after 3 months gave up and got the Sony PRS-505. Guess what, Amazon is sold out again. I couldn’t be happier with my Sony.

  • http://www.gottabemobile.com Rob Bushway

    Thanks for the comment, Jim – did you notice that this review was done last January? At the time, we didn’t have a PRS-505. All we had available to us was the PRS-500.

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