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If you are looking for a handheld ebook reader, you are in luck this year during the holiday season. There are several high profile selections for you to choose.
Kindle Handheld Ebook Reader
The handheld ebook reader promoted by Amazon Incorporated is called the Kindle. The Amazon Kindle is arguably the most loved ereader throughout the world. I say arguably because many people after purchasing the Amazon Kindle handheld ebook reader to be extremely limited compared to what they expected it to be. I for one was stunned when I found out that the Kindle does not support library ebook lending features. I get many of my ebooks through my local library and my Kindle is useless for this purpose.
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Nook Color Handheld Ebook Reader
The handheld ebook reader promoted by Barnes & Noble is called the Nook, or Nook Color. The Nook color differs from the Amazon Kindle in the fact that it can be used to read books lent from your local library and the Nook Color handheld has a full color screen that is superior for viewing any variety of ebook that has a ton of images such as an anime or comic ebook. Cooking and art ebooks benefit from a color handheld ebook reader. Without a doubt, the NOOKColor handheld ebook reader is the best color ebook viewer on the market right now.
Kno Handheld Ebook Reader
The Kno handheld reader is a newcomer to the ereader world and in fact is not available yet. The Kno should be available by the end of the year and this handheld ebook reader is primarily directed toward students and academics. Its legal size screen and optional two panel design makes it perfect for viewing textbook in full glorious color. It also supports note taking and other features that students will find useful. The Kno handheld ebook reader is a little large for extended reading sessions but look as if it will be perfect for those who desire or need a larger viewing screen.
The Sony Handheld Ebook Reader
Sony has several different varieties of handheld ebook readers and all of them are grayscale e-ink technology similar in nature to the Amazon Kindle handheld Ebook Reader. Sony ereaders have the reputation of being slow page-turners that many handheld ereader adopters cannot adapt. Like the Kindle handheld, the Nook Color, and the Kno ereader, the Sony handheld can store several thousand ebooks and generally have expansion slots for adding more inexpensive memory cards giving the owner access to a virtual library in a manner that has never been available before.
Buy Handheld Ebook Reader
Without a doubt, buying a handheld ebook reader is an investment. Before purchasing a handheld ereader, you should decide how you plan on using it and invest accordingly. If you buy most of your ebooks then library ebook lending functionality may not be important to you. But if you do visit your library on a regular basis, then buying a handheld ebook reader device that supports ebook lending is essential to helping you get your monies worth out of your purchase.
Handheld Ebook Reader Batteries
All of the handheld ebook readers mentioned in this article have rechargeable batteries that cannot be replaced by the user. This feature can be considered both good and bad depending on how you look at it. It is a good thing because these custom-made batteries are more powerful than the traditional rechargeable batteries consumers are using now. Non-user replaceable batteries are a bad thing because all rechargeable batteries lose capacity over time and eventually become unusable. This would make a perfectly good handheld ereader device become mostly unusable in the manner that most people use them. I for one do not anticipate upgrading my ereader again after the bugs are worked out of the current models. This means I plan to purchase one more ereader during my life and I expect to be able to use it for the remainder of that life. The current manner of powering handheld ebook readers with irreplaceable batteries may put a kink in my plans though.
Conclusion on Handheld Ebook Readers
Handheld ebook readers are amazing gadgets that most of us love. They do still have some design flaws that need to be ironed out in the next generation. I’m not sure if what I consider a design flaw will be fixed, but I certainly hope so. I can imagine that will come as quite a surprise to the tech industry that this consumer is not willing to jump on yet another rotating tech upgrade train similar to the personal computer train. Consumers want a handheld ebook reader device that lasts as long as the books it is replacing.
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