Latest Update: New ebook readers arrived! Our best pick is the Kindle Fire, and here you can find a good Kindle Fire review. For the sole purpose of reading, choose either the best price all-new Kindle (the simplest eReader), or the Kindle Touch (for easy control with touch screen).
After looking at the features in the available ebook readers, I would say that the Kindle 3 is a class apart than all its competitors like B&N Nook or Sony Reader. It has a plethora of new improved features which includes the new eInk screen which is better than the previous ones and possess a 50% increased contrast, a three times increased battery life, twice increased memory capacity, light weight and sleek look and faster page turn. It also possess a better PDF support which now includes features like notes, highlight, dictionary, zoom and also contains access to password protected PDFs. These features make the Kindle stand out compared to the Nook, the Kindle’s main competitor. The Kindle 3 now can also support Wifi unlike the previous version, the Kindle 2.
There are many more worthy features in the Kindle 3 which needs mentioning like the accessibility for low vision or blind readers. This kind of accessibility is enabled in this version of Kindle by means of text-to-speech function in menus and homepages. The Kindle 3 also includes the CJK font which helps display Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Korean characters in your display. This is one special feature that is not found in any other ebook reader.
I own the Kindle 2 and I preferred it over the Nook or the Sony Reader due to its unique text-to-speech functionality which would help my hands and eyes focus on other things when I can still read my book. This helps me read my books when I am travelling in a pubic transport or when I am involved in household chores.
The web browsing option provided by the Kindle 3G version is another standalone feature as only in the Kindle 3G version, you have the flexibility to access the internet through wireless and WiFi network. In the Nook, you can access the internet only through WiFi while in Sony Reader you do not have the facility of web browsing. Not just this, the free internet offered by the Kindle, helps me gather information from the web anytime be it inside the U.S or outside, it is just incredible for bringing it to trip.
The availability of books is huge in the Kindle. In case of Barnes & Noble, the free one million books from Google is one of their selling point, but you can access those books from the Kindle also. The number of books available for Sony is much less and finding them has also been a difficult job for many users.
For people interested in checking out free and other books available for Kindle, check out the below pages:
Full list for millions of free books available for the Kindle
Full list of Kindle books, sorted in latest bestselling order
This below is one good review that helped me decide on my Kindle at the time I was looking for an ebook reader:
Amazon has launched the new Kindle DX Graphite which is also one good option for consideration. Check out the below article to learn and decide between the new Kindle and the new Kindle DX:
Review for deciding between the Kindle and Kindle DX
And here you can find different models of the Kindle: