Sony PRS-505 VS The Kindle

by: WanderingTechy Monday, October 12th, 2009

The kindle has finally come to the UK and has already failed for me.

I was looking at getting a Kindle a long time ago and finally gave up waiting and went out and bought the Sony.  Boy am I relieved I did.

There are more than 4 reasons why I am glad I got the Sony instead of the Kindle but here are the top 4.

  1. The keyboard on the bottom of the Kindle increases it’s size.  The Sony is just the right size (although it does have faults of its own)
  2. The Kindle uses its own DRM Format whereas the Sony supports what is becoming the industry standard EPub.
  3. The Kindle books can only be bought on Amazon and they are going to rip off UK customers by about 40% compared to their US customers.
  4. The buttons on the kindle look to be badly placed.  I can’t see how I would hold it when reading in bed for example without catching those buttons by mistake.

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