The Sony Reader provides a new way to experience reading. It boasts an impressive display, utilizing breakthrough technology that’s almost paper-like. In addition, the text can be magnified for sight-impaired readers. Daylight readable, high contrast, high resolution, near 180º viewing angle. Measuring 6.9” by 4.9” by 1/2 inch”, the SonyReader is smaller than many paperbacks. And at approx 1/2 lb , it’s light enough to travel with you wherever you go. Its rechargeable battery powers you through up to 7,500 page turns so you’re ready for the long haul, and can be recharged in as little as 4 hours with the AC adapter. A compact and light design you can take almost anywhere. And with 64MB of internal memory, and a slot for optional removable memory cards you can take many titles, user-selected Web content, or other supported documents for reading on the go.

The Sony Reader holds about 160 eBooks at a time (based on an average eBook size of 1.24MB). And with more than 20,000 titles now available you can enjoy everything from Anna Karenina to the latest Dean Koontz novel on a revolutionary paper-like display. With its compact and lightweight design you can take it almost anywhere.

Kindle provides an exceptional reading experience. Thanks to electronic paper, a revolutionary new display technology, reading Kindle’s screen is as sharp and natural as reading ink on paper—and nothing like the strain and glare of a computer screen. Kindle is also easy on the fingertips. It never becomes hot and is designed for ambidextrous use so both "lefties" and "righties" can read comfortably at any angle for long periods of time