| E-Book readers are little devices that make a big | | | | display, the DX boasts of great resolution along with |
| impact on the way you read books. They are small | | | | auto-rotate screen, changing from portrait to |
| enough to fit your pocket, and large enough to carry | | | | landscape as you rotate it. All of them have an E-ink |
| the whole library. Now, you can never get caught | | | | display, giving it a paper-feel and making reading more |
| without your favorite book! You wanted to be the | | | | natural than staring at a computer screen. |
| early Christmas shopper and treat yourself to a digital | | | | If carrying a whole library or at least getting |
| portable reading device. What has delayed the | | | | somewhere close to it, is you criterion, go for Kindle |
| purchase is the fact that several e-book readers are | | | | DX which stores a whopping 3500 E-Books. Standing |
| vying both for your attention and for shelf-space. | | | | at a moderate level are Kindle 2 and the Nook, with a |
| You need to stop and think, before you choose. | | | | capacity for 1500 e-books, which is not bad either. |
| E-book reader is not something which you should | | | | Sony’s Touch edition allows you space for 350 |
| wait to buy at a whopping discount in a sale. You | | | | e-books. |
| need to carefully peruse the features and pick the | | | | All three of them have wireless downloads except |
| one that seems tailored for you. | | | | Sony Touch PRS-600. Since it has no wireless access, |
| If you field the question, ‘Which is the best | | | | you need to download e-books through your |
| e-book reader in the market?’, the responses will | | | | computer. However the Touch edition comes with a |
| be as varied as the number of similar devices to hit | | | | stylus for jotting quick notes and has a built-in |
| the shelves. The answer lies in your ability and desire | | | | dictionary. It also has an extended battery life, |
| to do some research. If you are not in a mood to do | | | | cruising through 7500 page turns. |
| a comparative study on your own, read on, this can | | | | One of the distinctive features that the Nook has is |
| help. | | | | its ability to share books, in the same vein as lending |
| Let’s do a run through the leaders of the pack: | | | | books to friends. This feature however is not |
| Kindle 2 and Kindle DX from Amazon, the Nook from | | | | present in both Kindle 2 and DX or the Touch |
| Barnes and Noble and Sony’s Touch edition. | | | | edition. |
| If you will choose an e-book reader to fit your | | | | It is not that there is just one product in the market |
| pocket literally and otherwise, then the lowest price | | | | which you buy, and then the scene is flooded with |
| is Kindle 2, priced at $259 and the one that comes | | | | many more options and you get into buyer’s |
| closest to it is the Touch edition from Sony at $300. | | | | remorse. All of them are handy and equally portable, |
| Next up is Nook at $349 and the Kindle DX walks tall | | | | ready to travel with you, wherever you choose to |
| at $489. | | | | go. Take some time out to pamper yourself with |
| The screen size is 6inches for all except the Kindle | | | | something you always wanted. What’s stopping |
| DX, which has a 9.7 inch screen. Having the largest | | | | you? Go and take your pick. |