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eBook readers have revolutionized the way people accumulate and view books, magazines and news. In this post I assess the best ebook readers existing on the market today.

There are several criteria shoppers should study when you review ebook readers. Among the top capabilities to analyze are screen size, screen type, battery life, recharge time, amount of storage, weight, overall size, wireless capabilities, and file formats recognized.

In my analysis, I take into account the Amazon Kindle 2 and Kindle DX, the Barnes and Noble Nook, Sony's Reader Touch PRS-600 and PRS-700, and Astak's EZ Readers. There are numerous others, and we will analyze those in time, but my intention is to show the reader a little representation with an explanation of attribute comparisons so that they can join the market equipped with some essential knowledge about ebook readers.

In my opinion, characteristics like the touchscreen, screen size and type and wireless capabilities should be your first consideration when looking at eBook reader models. The second thing to study is the reality that some of the eBook readers have hundreds of thousands of titles in the market while other readers can only handle a a small number of titles. If the preceding criteria meet with your standards, then you should ultimately think about price and support.

The Kindle and Sony options are placed very well by a number of online sources. The blend of qualities on these models and the cheap price point makes them engaging models. All readers feature the E-Ink screen. Only the Kindle and one Atsak model feature "text-to-speech" to permit the appliance to read to you. The Sony models have a touch screen for a more interactive user experience. All models feature a robust nearly 2 week battery life with varied charging times, but nearly all are near 3 or 4 hours. There are minor variances in the file formats that each ebook model will accept.