Portable Ebook Readers Explained

Portable Ebook Readers

As the number of electronic books available for sale increases, so has the popularity of ebook readers. The Kindle and other ebook readers all users to store scores of books on an electronic device that is only slightly larger than just one of those books. This makes it convenient to carry dozens of books with you in one package. The other major advantage is that the cost of individual ebooks that you download to the reader is far less than the cost of their print counterparts.

Once Oprah told her fans that she had a Kindle and loved it, there has been no doubt that ebook readers are headed for the main stream. The Kindle is sold by Amazon who is also a major distributor of ebooks. The Kindle and now the Kindle 2 have been so popular that they are often out of stock. The Kindle also has competition from Sony’s PRS 700, but it is a distant second in the market. Other ebook readers are beta based and not anywhere near as popular. People enjoy the convenience of an ebook reader. Yes it takes energy to charge up its batteries and it took energy to run the factory that produced it, but think how many trees you will save over a lifetime of reading books electronically instead of on paper.

If saving trees does not get you excited, think about the money you will save over time if you read enough ebooks. A $5 new release e-novel compared to the same book as a $25 paperback is an incredible deal. Almost all newly released books are now released for ebook readers at the same time, so you will not miss out on anything current. At the same time, Google is working on digitizing every old book in existence, even ones that have been out of print for years. This means that you could get an e-copy of books that you could never find in print. This is a huge plus for book lovers everywhere.