Kindle and Sony E-Reader By Annie Baumann and Cathy Gottlieb
Digital book reader Portable E-ink Battery powered
Amazon Kindle: Small Lightweight Wireless 2GB Memory $259 $9.99 Books
Cons No EPUB No sharing Not all new books available License Agreement No memory expansion No touchscreen
Sony Reader Daily Edition 3G wireless 7-inch touchscreen $399 Linux 2G internal flash storage
Pros Large touchscreen Easy to navigate 3G wireless 1 million+ eBooks Multiple formats Library friendly Newspapers Cons Expensive Not Kindle compatible Not Nook compatible Sony Reader Daily Edition
Summary Expensive Visually impaired readers Single UserSupport for new platforms limitedTechnology continually evolvingConvenient and attracting print readers
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