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10 Best e-Book Readers For Book Addicts

July 21, 2011No Comments

The e-book reader market has been gaining momentum in the past few months. With the emergence of the iPad and with other devices in the works, the market is going to become even more competitive in the next few years. So there’s never been a better time to be an e-book reader adopter.

Ebooks and e-readers are becoming so cheap that is difficult even for the skeptics to underestimate this market. Here are 10 e-readers that make reading e-books at home and on the road fun:

Kindle 3: the latest generation Kindle can go 2 months per a single charge. It has a superb E-ink screen and lets you carry thousands of e-books with you.

NOOK Simple Touch: arguably the best e-reader on the market today. It has a more compact design than Kindle and has a touchscreen display. It can go for 2 months with a single charge. Simple Touch Reader gives owners access to over 2M titles.

iriver Story HD Digital EBook Reader: the first e-book reader that integrates Google Books. It supports EPUB, PDF, ZIP, and TXT files too.

Apple iPad 2 : the best tablet on the market by a mile. It gives users access to thousands of powerful applications. iPad 2 is more compact and portable than the previous generation Apple tablet.

Motorola Xoom: a 10.1 inch Android tablet with a dual core processor and powerful graphics to handle all your entertainment and reading needs. It is compatible with Adobe Flash.

B&N Nook color: the all new B&N Nook offers a color screen and runs Android. It gives you access to B&N’s online store. It can be hacked to run Kindle and other Android apps.

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab: a nice alternative to Apple iPad. It runs Android and runs apps from Android Market. It has 2 cameras and is pre-loaded with Amazon Kindle, Blockbuster Mobile, Slacker Radio apps.

Kobo E-reader Touch: not only has an E-ink screen but it lets you interact with your device with the power of the touch.

Kindle DX: Amazon's 9.7" Wireless Reading Device (Latest  Generation)

Kindle DX: Kindle DX is one of the best e-book reader on the market. It not only comes with a fairly large screen (9.7″) for a better reading experience, it also provides you with free wireless access and full integration with Amazon store. It’s a PDF reader as well, so you can bring your old e-books on board.

Sony PRS-900BC Reader Daily Edition: Sony’s large screen e-book reader is a nice alternative to Kindle DX. Has a long battery life and supports both PDF and ePub. It’s a bit smaller than Kindle DX, which makes it more portable.

There you have it. If you are planning to get on the road and want to have a few hundreds of books with you, there is no better way to do it than getting one of these e-book readers. Not only these gadgets are ec0-friendly, but they also save you money in the long run. A great way to help save the earth and your pockets as the same time.

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