Re: Kindle customer comment from MobileRead forum

Please understand, I have nothing against the Sony Reader.  I was optimistic when the 500 
was first introduced, I've read good things about the 505, and I was happy to hear that 
Borders plans to start carrying the 505 in their stores.  After all, the way I found out about 
the Rocket eBook was seeing one on display in Barnes and Noble!

I'm less interested in debating the relative merits of the Sony Reader and the Kindle than 
in noting that, harsh reviews to the contrary, the Kindle doesn't necessarily lose out when 
set beside the Sony Reader in the eyes of purchasers, especially those who've used both.  
Display quality wasn't even mentioned as a factor in the MobileRead contributor's 
decision, perhaps because due to a limitation in the controller, the Kindle only displays 4 
levels of gray (one of the points, of course, on which it's been harshly criticized!).

As far as the 505 is concerned, suffice it to say that this particular forum contributor was 
well aware of its technical specifications and price point and opted for the Kindle anyway.  
Without doubt there are those who would have made the opposite decision.

At this point, though, I'm thinking that the Kindle is really a different type of beast than 
the Sony Reader, and I'm not sure how much sense it makes to try to compare them.  The 
degree of overlap between their capabilities is actually rather small when you stop to think 
about it.

--- In [email protected], "asotir_talesman" <asotir_talesman@...> 
wrote:
>
> No one seems to have pointed out something that struck me right away
> about the MobileRead post: He was comparing the original Sony Reader
> (the 500, with the last-generation eInk) to the new Kindle that uses
> the latest generation of eInk with faster times to turn pages and
> higher levels of contrast, and twice the number of levels of gray.
> 
> A fairer comparison would have been between Kindle and the Sony 505,
> the second-gen of the Sony Reader, which uses the same eInk tech the
> Kindle does.
> 
> There are of course numerous other advantages/pluses about the Kindle
> the post *might* have been referring to.
> 
> asotir
> 
> --- In [email protected], "John Landahl" <jlandahl@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Here's an excerpt from a customer comment about the Amazon Kindle
> that was recently 
> > posted on a MobileRead forum. 
> > 
> > "Just got my Kindle, and yes, it's better than the Sony Reader.  And
> I own two Reader PRS-
> > 500s (wifey and me).  Got my Kindle this evening. It really is as
> good as everyone says." ...
> > "Amazon won this one. Hands down. And you should have seen me gush
> over the Reader 
> > before/when it came out." 
> >
>





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