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EBook Readers
There are a number of excellent specialized electronic book readers available today, and more expected to come available soon. Here are some of the more popular readers:
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Description |
Cost |
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Kindle
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Manufacturer: Amazon.com
Display: 6" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display, 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi, 16-level gray scale.
Storage: < 4Gb
Input: QWERTY keyboard
Network: Cell Wispernet 3G
Formats: Kindle (AZW), TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion.
Size: 7.5" x 4.8" x 0.335" (in)
Weight: 8.5 ounces. |
WiFi
~$139
3G+WiFi
~$189 |
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Kindle DX
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Manufacturer: Amazon.com
Display: 9.7" diagonal screen size using E-Ink® electronic paper display, 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi, 16-level gray scale.
Storage: < 3.3Gb
Input: QWERTY keyboard
Network: Cell Wispernet 3G
Formats: Kindle (AZW), TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion.
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~$379 |
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Sony
Daily Reader
PRS-
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Manufacturer: Sony
Display: Approx. 7" diagonal screen size using E Ink® Electronic Paper display 170 ppi., 16-level grey scale
Input: touch screen
Network: Cell AT&T 3G
Storage: (expandable with SD/Memory Stick)
Formats: DRM Text : BBeB Book (Marlin), BBeB Book, TXT, RTF, Adobe® PDF10, Microsoft® Word
Size:
Weight: . |
$250 |
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Sony Reader Pocket
PRS-300
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Manufacturer: Sony
Display: Approx. 5" diagonal screen size using E Ink® Electronic Paper display 170 ppi., 8-level grey scale
Storage: 512MB
Formats: DRM Text : BBeB Book (Marlin), BBeB Book, TXT, RTF, Adobe® PDF10, Microsoft® Word
Size: 6.2 x 4.2 x .2 inches
Weight: 7.75 oz. |
$150 |
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Sony Reader Touch
PRS-600
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Manufacturer: Sony
Display: Approx. 6" diagonal screen size using E Ink® Electronic Paper display 170 ppi., 8-level grey scale
Storage: 512 MB (expandable)
Input: touch screen
Formats: DRM Text : BBeB Book (Marlin), BBeB Book, TXT, RTF, Adobe® PDF10, Microsoft® Word, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP, MP3 and AAC7
Size: 6.9 x 4.8 x .4 inches
Weight: 9 oz. |
$170 |
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Nook
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Manufacturer/Associated Bookstore: Barnes & Noble
Display: Approx. 6" diagonal screen size using E Ink® Electronic Paper display 170 ppi., 8-level grey scale
Storage: 2GB (expandable)
Input: 3.5 inch color touchscreen LCD
Network: Cell Wispernet 3G, Wi-Fi
Formats: EPUB, PDF, MP3, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP
Size: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
Weight: 11.2 oz (317 g ). |
~$150-200 |
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Nook Color
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Manufacturer/Associated Bookstore: Barnes & Noble
Display: Approx. 7" diagonal screen size using LCD display 16 million colors
Storage: 8GB (expandable using microSD cards)
Input: full LCD touchscreen
Network: Wi-Fi
Formats: EPUB, PDB, PDF, Office, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, AAC, MP4
Size: 8.1 x 5 x 0.48 inches
Weight: 15.8 oz
OS: Android |
$250 |
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KOBO
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Associated Bookstore: Borders
Display: Approx. 6" diagonal screen size using E Ink® Electronic Paper display 170 ppi., 8-level grey scale
Storage: 1GB (expandable)
Network: bluetooth
Formats: EPUB, PDF
Size: 12 cm x 18.4 cm x 1 cm
Weight: 221 g |
$150 |
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Astak EZ Reader
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Manufacturer: Astak
Display: Approx. 6" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display with 600 x 800 resolution and 4 levels of gray scale.
Storage: 4 GB
Formats: PDF, DOC, ePub, LIT, PRC, MOBI, WOLF, DJVU, HTML, TXT, CHM, FB2, PPT, MP3, BMP, JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF
Size: 7.2x4.7x.4 in
Weight: 7.8 oz |
~$330 |
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Astak EZ Reader
Pocket Pro
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Manufacturer: Astak
Display: Approx. 5" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display with 600 x 800 resolution and 8 levels of gray scale.
Storage: 16 GB, USB 2.0, SD Card
Formats: ADE, PDF, TXT, PDB, DOC, HTML, FB2, LIT, MP3, EPUB, PRC, WOL, CHM, PPT, TIF, PNG, GIF, RAR, ZIP, DJVU, JPG, BMP
Size: 6x4.1x0.4 in
Weight: 6 oz |
$199 |
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COOL-ER
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Manufacturer: Interead
Display: Approx. 6" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display with 170 ppi resolution and 8 levels of gray scale.
Storage: 1 GB expandable
Formats: PDF, TXT, EPUB, MP3, JPEG
Size: 7.4x4.7x.4 in
Weight: 6.2 oz
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~$250 |
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Cybook
(Gen 3)
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Manufacturer: Bookeen
Display: Approx. 6" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display with 600 x 800 resolution and 4 levels of gray scale.
Storage: 512 MB
Formats: PDF, HTML, TXT, Mobipocket PRC, PalmDoc, MP3, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP
Size: 7.4x4.7x.4 in
Weight: 6.13 oz |
~$350 |
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iRex Digital Reader
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Manufacturer: iRex Technologies
Display: Approx. 10" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display with 1280 x 1024 resolution and 16 levels of gray scale.
Storage: 1 GB
Network: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Input: touch screen
Formats: PDF, TXT, HTML, Mobipocket PRC, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP [*no audio]
Size: 11x8.5x.5 in
Weight: 20.1 oz |
~$850 |
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iLiad Book Edition
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Manufacturer: iRex Technologies
Display: Approx. 8" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display, 16 levels of gray scale
Storage: 128 MB
Input: touch screen
Formats: PDF, HTML, TXT, Mobipocket PRC, JPEG, BMP, PNG [*no audio]
Size: 5x5.3x.7 in
Weight: 15.3 oz |
~$700 |
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iLiad Book
(2nd Edition)
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Manufacturer: iRex Technologies
Display: Approx. 8" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display, 16 levels of gray scale
Storage: 128 MB
Network: Wi-Fi
Input: touch screen
Formats: PDF, HTML, TXT, Mobipocket PRC, JPEG, BMP, PNG [*no audio]
Size: 8.5x6.1x.64 in
Weight: 15.3 oz |
~$600 |
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Foxit eSlick
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Manufacturer: Foxit
Display: Approx. 6" diagonal screen size using E-Ink/electronic paper display, resolution 600 x 800, 4 levels of gray scale
Storage: 2 GB
Formats: PDF, TXT, MP3
Size: 7.4x4.7x.4 in
Weight: 6.4 oz |
~$260 |
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Jetbook
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Manufacturer: Ectaco Inc.
Display: Approx. 5" diagonal screen size using LCD display with a resolution of 640 x 480
Storage: 128 MB
Formats: TXT, PDF, FB2, MP3, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP
Size: 6x4.3x.5 in
Weight: 7.4 oz |
~$300 | |
