Today, I will be continuing my research and discussion of eReaders and begin offering my opinions and comparisons of the big-name readers: Kindle, Nook, Reader, and Kobo (I may add more as I begin exploring the products more). Now I'm going to look at Amazon.com's Kindle.
Basics:
- Released: November 2007
- Versions: Kindle First Generation (2007), Kindle 2 (2009), Kindle DX (2009)
-Price: $189
-Weight: 10.2 oz.
-Free 3G wireless
-Display: 6" diagonally
-Storage: 1,500 books (as reported by Amazon)
-Social networking capabilities
-PDF reader
-Text-to-speech feature
-Try before you buy
-Price: $379
-Weight: not given
-Free 3G wireless
-Display: 9.7" diagonally
-Storage: 3,500 books (as reported by Amazon)
-Social networking capabilities
-PDF reader
-Text-to-speech feature
-Try before you buy
-Automatic rotating display
My Thoughts
Currently, the Kindle is what I think I would enjoy the most. The basic Kindle may be larger than other readers, and the DX is even larger, but I think it would be worth it. At first glance, I didn't like the keyboard navigation and buttons and liked the idea of touch screen more. But after trying a touch screen reader, I think this would be a lot easier. Sure it adds to the size, but I feel like it would be easier to figure out how to use. Kindle is also the oldest of the most popular readers, and in my opinion it would make sense that it has the largest selection of books. I also know that libraries are developing ways to rent eBooks through the library, and to my knowledge this has only been done with the Kindle.
I kind of which the basic Kindle was cheaper, but what are you gonna do? I would want to buy the cheapest reader, but I'm afraid if it's annoying to use I would end up not getting a lot of use out of it, so spending the extra money would be worth it.
Stay tuned to hear about other eReaders, and hopefully what I decide to purchase...you know, if I somehow come into a few hundred dollars in the next week!
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