E-Reader

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iRex iLiad eReader

Kindle DX

QUE proReader

Screen

LCD screen:10.1", 1024 x 600 res, touchscreen, E-Paper screen:9.7", 1200 x 825 res, 8 level grayscale, Wacom touchscreen

8.1-inch E-Ink, 768 x 1024 res, 160 dpi, 16 level gray scale, touchscreen

9.7" e-ink, 16 level grayscale, 1200 x 824 res, 150 ppi

10.5” E Ink, 944 x 1264 res, 150ppi, 8 level grayscale, touchscreen

Dimensions

8.25" x 10.75" x 1.0"

8.5” x 6.1” x 0.63”

10.4" x 7.2" x 0.38"

8.5" x 11" x .3"

Weight

48 oz

15.3 oz

18.9 oz

17 oz

Memory*

4 GB, expansion port

256 MB,

expansion port

4 GB

4 GB (8 GB model available)

File Formats**

ePub, PDF, 3GP, MP4, H.264

PDF, HTML, TXT, JPG, BMP, PNG, PRC

AZW, PDF, TXT, MOBI, PRC, HTML, DOC, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP

PDF, GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, ePub, TXT, DOC, HTML, RTF

Audio

unknown

3.5 mm, stereo speakers

3.5 mm, stereo speakers, audio books

none

Battery Life

6-16 hours

15 hours

2 weeks

unknown

Connection

WiFi, Bluetooth, USB

WiFi, optional ethernet (with included hub), optional USB

3G, USB, 1xRTT

WiFi, USB, Bluetooth, (8 GB model has 3G )

Dictionary

none

none

The New Oxford American Dictionary

none

Text Sizes

unknown

unknown

6

unknown

Book Selection

entourageedge.com/e-books.html

public domain

amazon.com, public domain

public domain

Other

dual screens, optional USB keyboard, touchscreen keyboard, also use as a netbook

Wacom® Slim Pen for notes, sketches, and crossword / Sudoku, crossword puzzles, 0°C to 50°C

text-to-speech, auto screen rotation, qwerty keyboard, limited web access

touchscreen keyboard

E-Reader

Sony Reader Daily Edition

Cybook Gen 3

alex

iRex 1000S

Screen

7.1” E Ink Vizplex™ touchscreen,

600 x 1024 res, 16 level gray scale

6" E Ink®, 600x800 res, 166 dpi, 4 level grayscale

6” ePaper, 600x800 res, 167 ppi, 8 level grayscale, 3.5” LCD touchscreen, 320x480 res, 16 bit color

10.2” E-Paper, 1024 x 1280 res, 160 ppi, touchscreen, 16 level grayscale

Dimensions

5” x 8.13” x 0.59”

4.7" x 7.4" x 0.3"

4.7” x 8.9” x 0.4”

11” x 0.5” x 8.5”

Weight

12.75 oz

6.13 oz

11 oz

22.4 oz

Memory*

expansion slot

64 MB, expansion port

2 GB, expansion port

none, expansion port (1 GB SD card included)

File Formats**

Adobe^® PDF(DRM), DOC(requires Word), BBeB Book^®, EPUB/ACS4, Epub, PDF, TXT, RTF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP

HTML, Txt, PRC, PalmDoc, PDF, Secured Mobipocket, JPEG, GIF, PNG

unknown

Adobe® PDF, TXT, HTML, Mobipocket PRC, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP (more planned)

Audio

3.5 mm

2.5 mm

2.5 mm, stereo speaker, microphone

none

Battery Life

1-2.5 weeks

2 months (80 pages per day)

~1.5 weeks (varies greatly)

12 hours

Connection

3G, USB

USB

WiFi, USB, 3G

USB

Dictionary

The New Oxford American Dictionary

none

none

none

Text Sizes

6

unknown

unknown

unknown

Book Selection

ebookstore.sony.com, Google books, public domain

booksonboard.com, public domain

public domain

public domain

Other

41 to 95 °F, touchscreen, onscreen keyboard, freehand notes

32 to 104 degrees, dual screens, touchscreen keyboard, MP4 support

Wacom penabled touchscreen, 32 to 113 F operating temperature

E-Reader

BeBook 'One' eReader

Kindle 2

Nook

Sony Touch Edition

Screen

6” ePaper, 600x800 res

6” E Ink®, 600x800 res, 167 ppi, 16-level gray scale

E ink® Vizplex™, 16 level gray scale, 3.5 inch color touchscreen LCD

6" E Ink® Vizplex™ touchscreen, 800 x 600 res, 8-level gray scale

Dimensions

5.9” x 4.15” x 0.4”

8" x 5.3" x 0.36"

7.7” x 4.9” x 0.5”

6.9” x 4.8” x .4”

Weight

7.76 oz

10.2 oz

11.2 oz

10.1 oz

Memory*

512 MB, expansion slot

2 GB

2 GB, expansion slot

512 MB, expansion slot

File Formats**

pdf, mobi, prc, epub, lit, txt, fb2, doc, html, rtf, djvu, wol, ppt, mbp, chm, bmp, jpg, png, gif, tif, rar, zip

AZW, TXT, PDF, AA, AAX, MP3, MOBI, PRC, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP

EPUB, PDB, PDF, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP

Adobe^® PDF(DRM), DOC(requires Word), BBeB Book^®, EPUB/ACS4, Epub, PDF, TXT, RTF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP

Audio

3.5mm

3.5 mm, stereo speakers

3.5 mm, mono speaker

3.5 mm

Battery Life

~2 weeks

Up to 1-2 weeks

12 days or less

up to 2 weeks

Connection

USB

3G, EDGE/GPRS, USB

3G, Wi-Fi, USB

USB

Dictionary

none

The New Oxford American Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary

The New Oxford American Dictionary

Text Sizes

unknown

6

5

5

Book Selection

public domain books, some DRM books

Kindle Store, public domain books

B&N eBookstore, Google Books

ebookstore.sony.com, Google books, public domain

Other

both Mobipocket and Adobe formats

Wikipedia, Google, Read-to-Me, keyboard

touchscreen keyboard, LendMe feature,

41 to 95 °F, touchscreen, onscreen keyboard, notes freehand

E-Reader

Astak EZ Reader

PocketBook 301

BeBook Neo

Foxit eSlick Reader

Screen

6” e-ink, 600x800 res, 4 level grayscale

6" E Ink® Vizplex, 600x800 pixels, 166 dpi, 16 level grayscale

6” E Ink, touchscreen

6" E Ink® Vizplex , 600 x 800 res, 4-level gray scale, touchscreen

Dimensions

7.2” x 4.7” x 0.3”

4.7” x 7.4” x 0.3”

unknown

7.4" x 4.7" x 0.4"

Weight

7.8 oz

6.13 oz

10.5 oz

6.4 oz

Memory*

unknown, expansion slot

512 MB

512 MB, expansion port

512 MB, expansion slot

File Formats**

Adobe PDF, EPUB, pdf, doc, txt, html, lit, prc, pdb, rtf, wol, djvu, chm, jpg, rar/zip, fb2

PDF, RTF, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, HTML, DJVU, CHM, PRC, EPUB, DOC, TCR, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF

EPUB, PDF, TXT, HTML, RTF, MOBI, CHM, PDB, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF

PDF, EPUB, PDB, TXT, GIF, BMP, JPEG, PNG, (convert to PDF software included)

Audio

3.5 mm

2.5 mm

3.5 mm

2.5 mm (adapter included)

Battery Life

~2 weeks

~2 weeks

~2 weeks

~2 weeks

Connection

USB

USB

USB, WiFi

USB

Dictionary

none

unknown

none

unknown

Text Sizes

3

unknown

unknown

unknown

Book Selection

public domain

public domain

Neo eBook Portal, public domain

public domain

Other

32 - 104 degrees

“small” games (Sudoku, solitaire, etc)

Wacom touch technology, operating temperature: 0 to 50 degrees Celsius

touchscreen keyboard

E-Reader

Kindle 1

COOL-ER ereader

Bookeen Cybook Opus

PocketBook 360

Screen

6” E Ink®, 600x800 res, 167 ppi, 4-level gray scale

6” E-Ink® Vizplex, 170 ppi, 8-level gray scale,

5" E-Ink, 600 x 800 res, 200 dpi, 4 level gray scale

5" E Ink® Vizplex

Dimensions

7.5" x 5.3" x 0.7"

7.2” x 4.65” x 0.42”

6" x 4.2" x 0.4"

4.6” x 5.5” x 0.39”

Weight

10.3 oz

6.3 oz

5.3 oz

5.3 oz

Memory*

~200 MB

1 GB, expansion slot

1 GB

512 MB, expansion slot

File Formats**

HTML, TXT, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC, MOBI, DOC, JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG

PDF, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, HTML, PRC, JPG

ePUB, PDF, HTML, TXT, JPG, GIF, PNG

FB2, FB2.zip, TXT, PDF, RTF, HTML, PRC, CHM, DJVU, DOC, EPUB, TCR, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF

Audio

3.5 mm, mono speaker

2.5mm (adapter included)

none

none

Battery Life

2 days – 1 week

~2.5 weeks,

2 weeks

unknown

Connection

3G, EDGE/GPRS, USB

USB

USB

USB

Dictionary

The New Oxford American Dictionary

unknown

unknown

none

Text Sizes

6

8

unknown

unknown

Book Selection

Kindle Store, public domain books

cooler-ebooks.com, public domain

booksonboard.com, public domain

public domain

Other

keyboard, Wikipedia

G-sensor motion detector for auto screen orientation

G-sensor (auto orientation), multiple “small” games (Sudoku, chess, etc)

E-Reader

BeBook 'Mini' eReader

Sony Pocket Edition

Astak Mentor Ereader

ViewSonic VEB612

Screen

5” ePaper, 600x800 res

5” E Ink Vizplex, 800 x 600 res, 8-levels gray scale

6” E Ink, 170 dpi, 8 level grayscale

6”E-Ink, 800x600 res, 166 dpi, 8 level grayscale

Dimensions

5.9” x 4.15” x 0.39”

6.25” x 4.25” x 0.41”

unknown

4.5" x 7.3" x 0.4"

Weight

5.64 oz

7.76 oz

6.2 oz

6.34 oz

Memory*

512 MB, expansion slot

512 MB

512 MB, expansion port

512 MB, expansion port

File Formats**

pdf, mobi, prc, epub, lit, txt, fb2, doc, html, rtf, djvu, wol, ppt, mbp, chm, bmp, jpg, png, gif, tif, rar, zip

Adobe^® PDF(DRM), DOC (requires Microsoft Word), BBeB Book^®, EPUB/ACS4, Epub, PDF, TXT, RTF,

Adobe PDF, EPUB, txt, fb2, html/htm, mobi, prc, pdf, epub, jpg

PDF, TXT, ePub, HTML, PRC

Audio

3.5mm

none

none

2.5 mm

Battery Life

~2 weeks

Up to 2 weeks

unknown

~ 2 weeks

Connection

USB

USB

USB

USB

Dictionary

none

none

none

none

Text Sizes

unknown

3

8

unknown

Book Selection

public domain

ebookstore.sony.com, Google books, public domain

public domain

public domain

Other

both Mobipocket and Adobe formats, “Text-to-Speech”

41 to 95 °F

Sudoku

32-104ºF operating temperature

E-Reader

ECTACO jetBook

ECTACO jetBook-Lite

Aluratek Libre

Sony PRS-505

Screen

5” VGA reflective monochrome screen, 640 x 480 res, 16-level gray scale

5” VGA reflective monochrome screen, 640 x 480 res, 16-level gray scale

5” ePaper LCD, 640 x 480 res, 16 bit grayscale

6” E Ink, 170 ppi, 8 level grayscale

Dimensions

6” x 4.3” x 0.5”

6.02" x 4.33" x 0.51"

6.06" x 4.33" x 0.53"

6.9" x 4.8" x 0.3"

Weight

7.5 oz

9 oz

8 oz

9 oz

Memory*

128 MB, expansion slot

100 MB, expansion slot

None (2 GB SD card included)

256 MB, expansion slot

File Formats**

TXT, PDF, FB2, JPG, ePub, Mobi, PRC, RTF

ePub, Mobi, PRC, RTF, TXT, .PDF, FB2, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP

PDF, TXT, FB2, EPUB, MOBI, PRC, RTF, BMP, JPG, GIF

PDF, DOC, BbeB, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TXT, RTF

Audio

3.5 mm

none

unknown

unknown

Battery Life

20+ hours

23 hours

24 hours

~ 2 weeks

Connection

USB

USB

USB

USB

Dictionary

unknown

unknown

none

none

Text Sizes

6

6

unknown

unknown

Book Selection

public domain

bn.com/ebooks, public domain

public domain

ebookstore.sony.com, Google books, public domain

Other

auto page turning, pre-installed books, multiple languages, no additional software needed, auto power off, alphanumeric keyboard

auto page turning, pre-installed books, multi-language support, alphanumeric keyboard

2 GB SD card with preloaded books, auto page turn

no longer sold by Sony