This was passed on to me by a friend. Side-by-side comparisons of all e-readers that use e-ink. This sort of takes the fun out of my own discoveries, but the Black Friday clock is ticking and I need to make a decision soon-
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix
Very interesting as I had no idea there were so many e-readers available on the market.
Thanks everyone for reading,
-Geoff Hasler
This release date for the Que will exclude it from the running of my choice in e-book. January 7th is an odd time, but I suppose it IS the CES and that is where to really make an impact with unveiling a tech product. The dilemma of choosing between the top two contenders is overwhelming enough. As I mentioned before, if the nook had international capabilities, it would be no choice at all. Nonetheless, in the interest of being fair and balanced in my reviews of the e-reader phenomenon, the Que is sure to dazzle:
Thanks for reading,
-Geoff Hasler
I have never been a fan of Sony. My chief reason is their products are usually very proprietary (ie: the Memory Stick, Beta, Hi8mm). Not that the Beta was not a superior format to VHS, but it lacked titles for sale/rent. At any rate, I felt obligated to invest a bit of research into all e-readers, not just the nook and Kindle. Here is the spec sheet of Sony’s e-reader from their website:
Sony's E-Reader (Red)
Once again, Happy Reading!
-Geoff Hasler
I came across a blog by Jim Lynch at Extreme Tech that gave his 5 reasons to NOT buy a nook. He also gives good descriptions of what a n e-reader is.
I still have not settled on a decision for my choice of e-book. I’m still in a state of him-haw over the features, advantages, benefits of both major book retailers; Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Leave it to a current Kindle owner to come up with 5 reasons to not buy a nook. His #1 is the main one for anyone that does not have a Kindle.
Read Jim’s post here:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2354565,00.asp
Until next time, happy reading!
-Geoff Hasler
Both University of Wisconsin-Madison and Syracuse University rejected Amazon’s Kindle to replace textbooks, apparently due to the lack of accessibility to blind students.
It seems there was text-to-speech software plans that got nixed by the Authors Guild. Silly when you think about it, because there are audio books anyhow. Let’s keep an eye on this development.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2009/11/12/kindle-dx-rejected-by-universities/1
The first thing that grabs me about the Nook is the color on the front interface. Is it a color screen or just on the front interface? No-one at Barnes & Noble could answer this question.
Apart from this, the products look almost identical.
Apparently the Nook enables more usage as you can buy more memory. Also you can loan or borrow titles with other Nook owners.
But the Nook is not yet international, it seems. This is a drawback if you travel frequently.
Barnes & Noble nook
Happy reading,
-Geoff Hasler
Amazon offers many titles free to download if you own a Kindle.
Score one for Amazon
At first, I loved the Kindle – the concept, its sleek design, the ease and simplicity of downloading national and international newspapers & magazines on a daily basis in seconds and its ongoing cost (much less than buying paper versions of the downloads).
I was about to buy a Kindle especially after the international version was released that enabled users to use the Kindle while outside the U.S.
My pro-Kindle friends said – “why have you not bought it yet”?
Well, before I purchased, the Nook arrived.
The first thing that grabs you about the Nook is the color on the front interface. Is it a color screen or just on the front interface? No-one at Barnes & Noble could answer this question, nor could I find out for certain from the information provided in their marketing collateral and website.
Apart from this, the products look almost identical.
Apparently the Nook enables more usage as you can buy more memory. Also you can loan or borrow titles with other Nook owners.
But the Nook is not yet international, it seems. This is a drawback if you travel outside the ‘States frequently.
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