The two hottest eBook reader on the market right now should be the Amazon Kindle 2 and the Sony Reader PRS-700. So it’s time to put them both in the comparison. Let’s look at how you compare:

Dimensions
Do not believe the old saying that is not the size that matters, because in the case of ebooks, size is everything. It’s a difficult balance, but you want the reader to have a screen big enough to properly read the books, but small enough to carry it around with you. When it comes to Sony Reader PRS-700 and the Amazon Kindle 2 there is not much of a difference in physical size so in this round are fairly equal.

Storage capacity
On the fact of things, the Kindle 2 appears to be on this tour in the bag – which can contain up to 1,500 books with his 2G internal memory whereas the Sony Reader has only 245mb. However, do not underestimate the Sony Reader, because it has the ability to support up to 16GB of external memory (you can keep your library on a memory stick instead of on your machine). But we still prefer the Kindle when it comes to storage because it does not need any extra memory stick or gadget to store your books.

File Formats Supported
Both electronic ebook support the usual suspects: TXT, MP3, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP, and each device has its own unique formats. But the format that most people have missed is full PDF support. The Sony Reader 700 is this, the Kindle 2 is not. Now, to be honest, you can get PDFs converted to a format readable by sending the file to Amazon first, but it’s clear that Sony has the advantage in this round.

Display
Both devices use the same e-ink technology, which claims to produce a real ‘book like’ reading experience on screen. However, the Kindle 2 contains 16 shades of gray compared to Sony 8 hues produces a much clearer and crisp text for reading and also displays images much better. It is more apparent when reading newspapers or magazines on your ebook reader.

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