| The question of which is the best e book reader is | | | | Internationally from the outset, but then again with |
| finally being asked with a decent level of interest by | | | | their shortage of units and delayed delivery times it |
| those looking to purchase ebook reader devices. This | | | | does look like they have been caught out, much the |
| is mainly due to the release of some serious | | | | same as Amazon were last Christmas. |
| competition to the wireless Kindle 2, long the leader in | | | | So what are the contenders for best e book reader. |
| this section of the market. | | | | Well the Kindle has to be right up there, more on the |
| The answer to the question is might be difficult to | | | | availability of content really. Even though those that |
| reach in the U.S. but for those of us living outside of | | | | purchase the ebook reader for use outside the U.S. |
| the States it has become easier with the Kindle finally | | | | will only have access to 300K books, not the full |
| going international. It was made available to purchase | | | | 360K listed on Amazon.com, that still represents a |
| in over one hundred countries, be it originally at a | | | | huge collection. Then we have the Sony Edition |
| premium, and now those up north, in Canada, have | | | | range, stylish, reliable, affordable and available |
| become the latest to be able to use the Kindle. | | | | worldwide. No proprietary file format and support for |
| The Barnes and Noble Nook, the model that is looking | | | | both.pdf and.epub lets you access content from a |
| to seriously dent the Amazon Kindle crown in the | | | | large number of online book stores. Maybe more |
| States, is, after a sound start, being firmly put on the | | | | importantly, you can tap into the vast seam of free |
| back foot by Amazon's cute marketing and their own | | | | content and public domain works available online |
| supply short comings. And more importantly for us | | | | including the one million free titles at Google Books. |
| "foreigners", the Nook does not allow downloading | | | | Appealing eh? and with prices starting at just $199, |
| content outside of the U.S. | | | | fantastic value. |
| Potential purchasers will not care just how "pretty" | | | | I know the best ebook reader does not come down |
| the Nook is, this business is all about content and if | | | | to price alone but a competitive price coupled with a |
| you take a quick look on the official Nook site, the | | | | massive amount of content may be the deciding |
| Frequently Asked Questions page answers the | | | | factor when you purchase an ebook reader for use |
| specific question of purchasing a Nook outside of the | | | | outside of the U.S. If that is the case, the best e |
| U.S. with a terse "No, at present the Nook is only | | | | book reader in my eyes has to be the Sony Pocket |
| available in America." the same answer we had seen | | | | Edition but you can decide for yourself with a visit to |
| on the Kindle site and many Forums countless times | | | | my reader review blog, where all the top |
| before. Strange, given the past demand for the | | | | International models are reviewed by real customers. |
| Kindle outside the U.S. they (B&N) did not launch | | | | |