
With 1500 plus reviews, who needs one more? I just want to add the Canadian aspects. This is a comparison of Sony PRS 505 and Kindle DX simply, because I have these two products. The Sony was the first good e-reader in Canada and I've read 47 books with it. Time passed, and now I use the Kindle DX, since a couple of weeks. This is what I think of the two units:
READER. The Kindle DX size is a great plus, if you mostly read at home. For travel, or just to read in the park, the smaller Kindle, or the Sony would be better. The wireless delivery for the Kindle is great, but downloading with the PC was no burden with the Sony. Not being able to group books into categories, is a big minus for the Kindle. The Sony came with a fine leather cover, the Kindle DX cover is 50$ extra and not as nice as the Sony.
AUDIO. The Sony audio is excellent and includes record data, and even the cover art. The Kindle DX audio is dismal. Mp3 files, which play perfectly with the Sony and iPod Classic or Shuffle, on the Kindle Dx play with periodic distortion. This I think is a shame, since all the more sophisticated functions of the Kindle DX work flawlessly. With the Kindle DX, there is no way to select, what you want to listen to. Your only choice is to listen all files, in the order in which they were transferred from the PC. As a minimum, a shuffle option should be added to the Kindle.
BOOK AVAILABILITY IN CANADA. This is an area, where the Kindle shines. While Sony is apparently abandoning their Canadian customers, Amazon is constantly improving their offerings for Canada. This is the main reason, I bought the Kindle DX. Many of the books formerly offered to Canada, are now restricted to US ONLY with Sony. When I read, that Amazon wants to be the best consumer oriented Company, I tend to believe them.
FUTURE. I understand, that the Amazon-Kindle books can be read on the new Apple iPad. This means, that there is compatibility with future devices. I don't know where Sony stands on this issue.
We don't live in a perfect world, Both these devices have their merits. On the basis of book availability in Canada, I will stay with the Kindle DX from now on.Get more detail about
Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 9.7" Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation.