Amazon Kindle vs. Sony Reader
Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader are handheld devices for reading ebooks. Currently, Amazon has market dominance in the ebook arena, but Sony hopes to gain the lead with the new touchscreen Reader announced at a press conference on October 2, 2008.1
Fast Facts
- Amazon Kindle introduced on November 19, 2007
- Sony Reader first introduced on June 29, 2007
- Amazon Kindle: $3592
- Sony Reader price: $299 original, $399 new touchscreen model3
- Amazon Kindle features: long battery life, wireless access, more than 180,000 titles1
- Sony Reader features: smaller format, touchscreen, access to roughly 100,000 titles1
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