New York Times reporter Danielle Belopotosky has done us a big favor by lining up all the prominent e-book readers and comparing and contrasting them. If you’re shopping for one as a gift – and e-readers are shaping up to be the runaway favorite gift for the holiday season – then Belopotosky’s article is a must. And though, unsurprisingly, the Kindle still dominates the pack, her article makes it clear that “it’s no longer just Amazon’s story.” In fact, she seems to favor Barnes & Noble’s Nook, calling it “The e-reader of the moment.”
Listed are:

AMAZON’S KINDLE, $259

NOOK FROM BARNES & NOBLE, $259
SONY READER TOUCH PRS-600, $300, AND DAILY READER, $400
QUE, FROM PLASTIC LOGIC (NO PRICE: DEBUTS JANUARY 7)
IREX DR800SG,
$399
COOL-ER, FROM INTEREAD, $249
DISNEY DIGITAL BOOKS, $8.95 A MONTH

E-Reads has covered almost all of these devices, so go to our home page and enter the name of the e-book reader in the search box. And you must certainly check out Belopotosky’s Something to Read in the New York Times.

Richard Curtis


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