By Danielle BELOPOTOSKYDEC.
Amazon 2009.
Two years ago, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos launched the Kindle e-book reader, hoping the company will change its reading experience forever.
The Kindle is not the first.
Readers on the market, but it has a built-in
Advantages: wireless connection to Amazon\'s huge online bookstore.
Today, when we think about electronics
It\'s easy for readers to think of the Kindle.
But it\'s not just about Amazon.
New players entered the video game market this year.
Reader space, while some familiar people hedge their bets by introducing new devices.
Barnes & Noble, Sony, Plastic Logic, IREX Technology, and even Disney are all competitors that Amazon is eager to compete.
We will see more in 2010.
The company hopes that convenience will outweigh the beloved aesthetics associated with real books.
They even bet that consumers will use these devices to read magazines and newspapers or supplement their professional emailslives.
For anyone considering e-commerce
Readers buy this holiday, here is a round
Now and in the near futureto-be-
Equipment available.
Amazon\'s KINDLE costs $259. Kindle has access to more than 360,000 electronic products
Books, newspapers, magazines and blogs that can be downloaded wirelessly from Amazon. com.
The latest version uses AT&T\'s 3g wireless network and works in more than 100 countries.
The Kindle relies on Amazon\'s own proprietary file format, so it is not compatible with titles purchased from other electronicsbookstores.
But Amazon offers a free app that allows books to be read on the iPhone.
If you change the device, both remember where you left.
You can buy subscriptions to your favorite magazines and newspapers, but don\'t expect them to look like your favorite print publication on the Kindle screen.
Unlike on the Web, these journals are not updated throughout the day. The Kindle’s 6-
The inch display is clear and the text is easy to read under most lighting conditions.
The text size can change with the stroke of the built-in key-
In the keyboard, this is also good for making notes and taking notes.
A small joystick navigate the menu selection of the Kindle.
Experimental Text-to-
Speech features exist, but the computer
The sound is still.
For people who like celebrity commentators, the Kindle supports audiobooks. The Kindle DX ($489)has a 9. 7-
Inch display for students and professionals who want to read textbooks or documents.
Its screen automatically rotates to a landscape view, ideal for maps, graphics, and charts.
It can store up to 3,500 electronic products
But the wireless connection only works in the United States.
NOOK of Barnes & Noble, $ 259The Electronics
However, the reader at this moment may be a corner.
Like the Kindle, Nook also includes 3g wireless technology, but it can also use its Wi-Fi function.
Nook married a 6-
Display with 3 reading inches. 5-
Inch color touch screen for operations such as highlighting text, adding bookmarks, and navigating internal libraries.
The touch screen can be turned into a keyboard for making notes and taking notes, or a controller for an MP3 player.
Arrow keys on both sides of the device control page-turning.
The touch screen is darkened when not in use.
The LendMe function of Nook allows e-
Books shared for 14 days.
Borrowers will need free email from Barnes & Noble
Reader apps compatible with PC or Mac computers and BlackBerry, iPhone and iPod Touch.
But like paper books, you can\'t read your email
Book at the time of the loan.
Nook uses Android OS but does not support Android-
Based on smart phones.
More than 1 million newspapers, magazines and emails, Barnes & Noble said
Books can be purchased online in BN. com. (
How to compare Nook with other emails see Chartreaders. )Wi-
Fi is free for Nook users of the Barnes & Noble store, where the entire e-
Browse books before buying.
Shoppers can also receive special offers on their devices in the store.
Ordered before November.
Nook should be able to arrive in time during the holidays.
Subsequent orders will be completed in early January. Some high-
According to David goldlieb, the company\'s vice president of digital products, the Barnes & Noble store will supply a limited corner this month.
Sony Reader Touch PRS
$600, $300 and daily reader, $400 for Sony, a veteran player in the field, offers three options: Pocket, touch and upcoming --to-be-Provided daily. The Touch PRS-
600, made of aluminum with 6-
Inch touch screen.
Its features include highlighting, commenting, and printing notes.
You can write directly on the screen using a stylus or finger, or you can use the touch screen as a keyboard.
A sweep of your finger will turn the page.
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Bar format and materials can be checked out for 14 days from the public library, including the New York Public Library.
Choice of e-commerce
The content of the Pub is not comprehensive, but more and more libraries are beginning to adopt this standard.
Sony says it\'s electronic.
The bookstore has about 200,000 titles.
Sony will start selling its wireless Daily Mail in December.
Inch touch screen display.
It will have the same build
Valerie Mortis, a spokeswoman for Sony Electronics, said it would maximize the landscape.
The Daily Mail will allow two pages to be viewed side by side, and its new UI will provide better navigation.
Daily content will be available from Sony\'s e-bookstore.
Sony has not yet offered mobile apps for smartphones, but the company says it is currently working on one.
Touch is available online, at Sony stores, and at Best Buy.
Currently, orders can only be made online on a daily basis, but these retail stores will be available in January.
QUE from Plastic Logic plastic will launch Que in January.
At the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual industry trade event was held in Las Vegas, but I got a preview.
The wireless reader is about the same size as standard paper, weighs less than a pound, and has a stylish industrial design.
For professionals who also want to manage working documents and read journals, it is marketed as a \"professional reader \".
Newspapers and magazines will be displayed in a more traditional way on larger display screens, with intuitive navigation.
You can take notes and notes on the touch screen.
Plastic Logic will provide magazines such as pop tech reviews for Que readers.
The company also announced partnerships with USA Today and The Financial Times.
Barnes and Noble, which is connected by AdvertisementThe que-powered e-bookstore.
The company said its price will be announced in January and the device will be available early next year.
IREX DR800SG is priced at $399 this month, and Dutch company IREX Technologies will enter the consumer market with its DR800SG reader. It has an 8. 1-
Display and wireless access via Verizon\'s inch touch screen.
However, there will be no finger sliding on this touch screen.
To turn the page, the accompanying stylus or navigation bar must be used.
There is a touch screen keyboard, but it is mainly used to order books from Barnes & Noble e-bookstore (Need stylus).
IREX does not allow notes or notes, but the company says the features will be added in a software update scheduled for next year.
It has a good big screen.
It is suitable for displaying newspapers and magazines and can be downloaded wirelessly.
Newspaper Direct, a service that digitizes newspapers for electronic devices, has reached an agreement with IREX to provide newspapers from around the world.
IREX will launch this month from Best Buy and other retailers in 2010. COOL-
Uh, from INTEREAD, $ 249The Cool-
Er has eight colors, 6-
But the screen is not as bright as the Kindle. The Cool-
The Er is also missing touch screen and wireless connection but at 6
It\'s 3 ounces smaller and lighter than other electronics. readers.
The device offers a limited \"open\" menu
Screen features for adding bookmarks and changing font and text sizes. An on-
The on-screen keyboard allows you to perform a content search, but you need to use four
The way each letter is entered the arrow button is very troublesome. The Cool-
Er supports e-
MP3 music files can be played. Coolerbooks.
Com has more than 750,000 titles, but a lot of them are very expensive.
The site offers \"super devil Economics\" for $19 \".
For example, compared to $9,
The price of the Amazon Kindle is 99. com. The Cool-
Er, when Coolreaders are available.
Starting this month, on QVC.
Disney Digital Books, $8.
While not technically e-commerce, 95 a month
E-Reader online
The children\'s book Portal is provided by Disney.
The subscription offers over 500 titles from Disney, including the classic \"Bambi \".
\"Family members with up to three children are $8. 95 a month;
The membership fee is $79 per year. 95.
You can also subscribe to gifts by month or year.
Disney e-books are compatible with computers and Apple computers.
Because it\'s a browser.
Based on this, you can log in to your account on any computer.
Young readers can choose books according to their personal reading level, including illustrated books.
Advertisers can click on unfamiliar words to hear their pronunciation or get a definition.
They can create personalized books with a story
There are community features and trivia games.
Kids can also receive feedback such as Disney\'s virtual Venus, or praise from their parents when they finish a book.
A version of this article appears on the country edition F1 page in December 3, 2009, with the title: something worth reading.
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