New Ebook Readers compete with Amazon Kindle
With all the new ereaders on the market competing with each other, it may help you to review their features through an ebook reader comparison. When Amazon came out with their Kindle wireless reading device, there really were no comparable digital readers on the market, but other manufacturers are now competing for the wireless crowd of readers.
Amazon Kindle Model Comparison
Let us first tackle the five ebook reader modles offered by Amazon. They now offer the Kindle 4, Kindle Keyborad (aka Kindle 3), Kindle DX, Kindle Touch and the color Kindle Fire Tablet. Say you decided you want a Kindle, but now which one? Well first of all you can eliminate one or four based on your preference for color or E-ink. If you want a color ereader, then your only choice is the Kindle Fire. It also have more media functions for playing movies, TV show, apps, etc. than the other Kindle models. If you want an ebook reader primarily for reading ebooks, then you will want the superior E-Ink Pearl screen which is easiest on the eyes. So now you still have to decide between four E-Ink ereader models. Let us go into further detail.
e-Reader Comparison: iPad vs Kindle vs nook
| iPad 2 | Kindle 3 | Kindle DX | nook/ nook Color | Sony Reader (3 models) | Borders Kobo eReader Touch | |
| screen (inches)/ resolution | 9.7/ 1024x768 LCD | 6/ 600x800 E Ink | 9.7/ 1200x824 E Ink | 6/800x600 E Ink/ 7/1024x600 | 5-7.1/ 800x600 - 600x1024 E Ink | 6 E Ink |
| color | yes | 16 shades gray | 16 shades gray | 16 shades gray/ 16 million colors | 8/16 shades gray | 16 shades gray |
| storage | 16GB-64GB | 4GB | 4GB | 2GB / 8GB (both expandable) | 512MB (expandable) | 1GB (expandable) |
| connectivity | Wi-Fi/3G | Wi-Fi/ 3G | 3G | Wi-Fi | 3G | Wi-Fi |
| connectivity cost | optional, US$15- $50/month | free | free | free | free | free |
| ebook format | ePub, Kindle, | Kindle, PDF, MOBI | Kindle, PDF, MOBI | ePub & PDF/ePub, PDF, Doc, | ePub, PDF, TXT, RTF, DOC, BBeB Book | ePub, PDF, MOBI, TXT, RTF |
| web browser | yes | limited | limited | limited/ yes | no | no |
| audio/video? | yes | audio | audio | audio + images / yes | audio + images | no |
| games | yes | no | no | yes | no | no |
| size (in.) | 9.56 x 7.31 x 0.34 | 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.33 | 10.4 x 7.2 x 0.38 | 6.5 x 5.0 x 0.47/ 8.1 x 5 x 0.48 | varies | 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.4 |
| weight (lb.) | 1.3-1.35 | 0.54 | 1.2 | 0.47/ 0.99 | 0.485-0.798 | 0.44 |
| price | US$499-$829 | $139/ $189 | $489 | $139/ $249 | $169- $349 | $129 |
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