There are several brands of handheld ebook reader to choose from in the market. Do not bother looking over the top of the pack as many are in beta. So far the two most popular brands are the Amazon Kindle and Sony PRS. Both have generated running series and are already into their latter models. The general agreement is that Amazon with its Kindle 2 is fast drawing away from competition with Sony's flagship PRS - 700 a distant second.

The Kindle ebook is hot in great demand right now. Availability of stock at Amazon is at best intermittent. The waiting time varies and at this moment they are not taking in overseas orders but some 3rd-party distributers and retailers do ship abroad with due shipping charges and mark-up. These devices are often spotted on eBay and they come with a price premium.

Electronic book readers are a boon not only to people, they are environmentally friendly too. Now imagine how many trees Kindle can help save let alone the total effect of all e book reader brands combined.

Kindle ebooks help save money too. Savvy readers would realize that Amazon subsidizes its Kindle book sales and provides free sampling of e-books so you are never mistaken about buying a book. That may be string attached to sell its electronic book reader but the bottom line makes sense at the end of the day. Even for those who do not read often, it is a given. That's on top of all the other good stuff it brings.

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As for button placement and all this other hoop-la, there is likely a good reason it is the way it and I believe they have tested it alot. I agree, you would think they could perhaps put together a more design pleasing product(Apple)?). But this ebook reader is a straight forward device that serve one simple purpose. You may not be able to have a touch screen with electronic ink with current technology, you need real estate to hold on to the device without smudging the screen. By the way, they likely want wireless phone connection so folks are more likely to make spur of the moment buying decisions (gotta have it now society). Its a huge challenge for manufacturers to cram all these things into one device. Just look at mobile phones, even the iphone and Blackberry aren't any where near perfect and they have been building those things for sometime. iphone has lousy calendaring and Blackberry has lousy internet interface (both these things have been refined over the years). This should get competitors busy with competing products and that is good for all of us.

I own the first-generation Kindle and I absolutely love it. I don't think I'll jump on the upgrade bandwagon right away, however, since it doesn't really seem like *that* big of an upgrade for *another* $400. The improved screen refresh and 16 shades of gray is tempting, though. Maybe if I can pawn my old one off on a friend for $100 or something... we'll see.

Kindle 1G is probably more than enough for most if the sole purpose is just to read books. Physically ugly, probably. But adequate for most of the time.

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