Compared directly to its closest rival, Amazon's Kindle, the PRS-700 is more stylish and holds more books.
Introduction
Eyestrain, cramped fingers, sore wrists… these are the hallmarks of reading online. In fact, when doing so, usability experts assert that we're not really reading at all, and flip through websites so fast that we barely even register the information in our brains (no skimming this review, please!). An electronic, or “eBook” is supposed to be different, though – it's a relaxed experience more akin to reading an actual printed publication. And while Amazon stole some of Sony's thunder in terms of this slice of the digital marketplace with its popular Kindle eBook reader, currently an Oprah favorite, Sony wants to steal it back. The big question here: Does the third generation Sony PRS-700 fit the bill (or is that book)?
by Rebecca Howard on November 8, 2009:
“I own a Kindle 2 and love it. I have seen the Sony e-book on my train ride to/from work and someone beside me showed me how it worked. I must say I still believe Kindle (even the first Kindle) is much more advanced. Kindle 2 also reads out loud, it holds...” More...