For generally reading fiction, the Sony would be okay; I don't usually want to markup fiction. And you still have all the "books that weigh nothing and take no space" advantages. But without a text input method there's no way to search, either, and search is rapidly becoming important to me when I'm reading nonfiction. Plus the Sony store only works if you have a PC and I have a Mac, and an attitude that says "you will not treat me like a second-class citizen for having a Mac or you will not get my business." :-)
I looked longingly at the iLiad (PDF compatibilty and a touch sensitive screen that lets you write and draw on documents) but it costs twice as much as the Kindle and there isn't much in the way of books available for it. Plus I don't think it can search (though I could be wrong; perhaps it has handwriting recognition or a touch sensitive keyboard display or something) I would love to have something like the iLiad for reading scientific papers, but search capabilities would be very important, and some easy way to connect to the internet. Maybe someday.
On the other hand, the Kindle might yet grow a bigger screen and add native PDF capability, and that would be fine too. Or the folks at Sony might wake up, smell the coffee and make something with a bigger screen and text input options. :-)
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Date: 2008-05-11 04:59 pm (UTC)I looked longingly at the iLiad (PDF compatibilty and a touch sensitive screen that lets you write and draw on documents) but it costs twice as much as the Kindle and there isn't much in the way of books available for it. Plus I don't think it can search (though I could be wrong; perhaps it has handwriting recognition or a touch sensitive keyboard display or something) I would love to have something like the iLiad for reading scientific papers, but search capabilities would be very important, and some easy way to connect to the internet. Maybe someday.
On the other hand, the Kindle might yet grow a bigger screen and add native PDF capability, and that would be fine too. Or the folks at Sony might wake up, smell the coffee and make something with a bigger screen and text input options. :-)