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Which eBook Reader is the Best?

Posted by Zonk on from the i'm-still-waiting-for-holopaper dept.

Mistress.Erin writes "I cannot decide between Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader. I've read some reviews, but their motives can be somewhat suspect. So, I come to the most tech savvy group around to ask: which eBook reader is the best? If not Kindle or Reader, then what?" We've discussed this question before, but things have changed a bit since 2005.

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  1. Tags by SeaFox · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd just like to say, whoever tagged this 'jetsvssharks', I salute you for bringing Broadway musicals into a story about eBook readers.

  2. Emacs. by amper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, definitely Emacs. The only eBook reader that can read things to you with a Lisp...

  3. Re:Bleah... by CastrTroy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, good thing electronic devices never wear out. I mean, drop a book off your desk, that's it, you're toast. But a laptop, you could throw it across the room, and it would still work just fine.

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    Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
  4. Re:I have the Kindle, and recommend it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "It's hard to believe that in 2007, the latest Sony reader has no ability to search through the text of a book."

    We'll try to make this limitation more believable in 2008.

    Love, Sony.