EBOOK READERS

ebook reader

diagonal screen-size (inches)

screen dpi

body dimensions

(inches)

weight

(oz)

storage

battery life

Ebook formats

retail price (US$)

notes

iLiad 0100

8.1

1024 x 768

8 x 7

13.7

64-224 MB

20 hrs

PDF, XHTML, TXT, and MP3

around $800

E-ink technology

Cybook

10.1

600 x 800

8 x 10 x 1

35.2

32-256 MB

3-6 hours

PDF, HTML, RTF and TXT

$400-500

includes word processor and spreadsheet

Hiebook

8

320 x 480

4.5 x 5.8 x 0.7

8.8

18 MB

10 hrs

EMOS

$250 ($100 on eBay)

includes MP3 player: possibly discontinued

Sony eBook Reader

6

600 x 800

5 x 7.5 x 0.5

10.6

10 MB

15 books

PDF, HTML and TXT in time

$350

E-ink technology: plays MP3

Franklin eBookman

6.1

240 x 200

5.2 x 3.4 x 0.7

6.5

6.5 MB

-

Mobipocket

$100-180

$180 model has 7 bidirectional dictionaries

RCA REB1100 /Gemstar

5.6

-

6 x 4

17

8-72 MB

8-12 hrs

Rb Rocket

$300 ($180 on eBay)

titles still available but not reader

eBookwise

5.6

-

6 x 4

17

8-72 MB

15 hrs

HTML, RTF and DOC

($115 on eBay)

revamped REB1100

Argosy EB683

6.5

480 x 640

7 x 5.3 x 0.7

10.6

0.5-128 MB

15,000 pages

DOC, PDF, EBK, MP3

$180

includes EBK convertor

Easyread

9.1

-

7.4 x 5.8 x 0.8

12.3

8 MB

18,000 pages

EBK

$180

Includes s/w to convert RTF, DOC, HTML and TXT files to EBK

Sigma

11.8

1024 x 768

11.5 x 8.7 x 0.5

17.6

-

-

-

$230

16 grey scales: currently in Japanese only

UMPC

7.0

800 x 480

6.5 x 4 x ?

17.6

20 GB

-

Linux DA/PMP/GPS/MOVING-ONLINE

-

WIFI + recorder

Amida Simputer

3.8

240 x 320

5.6 x 2.8 x 0.8

7.3

64 MB

-

MP3 + X Windows

$240-480

includes web browser

Tapware Zodiac

3.8

480 x 320

5.6 x 3.1 x 0.55

-

32-128 MB

16 hrs

Palm OS 5.2

$300- 400

-

Portable CD Players

0

-

5.5 x 5.5 x 1.1

8

700 MB (CD)

12 hrs +

MP3, ATRAC3plus

$20-80

many makes and models

Book Courier

0

-

5 x 2.4 x 1

-

256MB - 4GB

-

MP3, Audible, DOC, Daisy

$379

for visually impaired: accepts ebooks in many formats (including iTunes) and includes microphone

Kurzweil 1000

0

-

-

-

256/625MB

-

MP3, WAV

$995

for visually impaired: scans and reads documents: also accepts bookshare.org titles

Victor Reader Wave

2.4

-

6 x 5.5 x 1.3

10.6

700 MB (CD)

10 hrs

MP3, Daisy

$325

for visually impaired: several models

Victor Reader

0

-

9.5 x 8.3 x 1.7

42.2

3 hrs

MP3, Daisy

$485

for visually impaired: two models

Book Port

0

-

4.7 x 2.7 x 1

-

4GB

60 hrs

MP3, Daisy

$395

for visually impaired: accepts ebooks in many formats (including audible) and includes microphone and text-to-sound s/w

Apple iPod

2.5

320 x 240

3.3 x 1.0 x 0.3

0.8-5.5

0.5-60 GB

12-14 hrs

text clippings only

$150- 400

excellent sound, mixed reports on durability

Argosy MP180

2.1

-

2.5 x 3.9 x 0.7

5.1

20GB

13 hrs

MP3 WMA

-

multilingual menus

Nomad MuVo

1.1

96 x 32

1.4 x 2.9 x 0.6

1.5

1GB

18 hrs

WMA DRM, ADPCM, MP3,

$70

(flashback player)

Creative Zen

1.7

-

2.3 x 3.9 x 0.6

5.8

20GB

20 hrs

WMA, MP3, WAV

$200

includes FM tuner and voice recorder (hard drive player)

Archos AV500

4

480 x 272

10.5 x 7.2 x 5.0

51.2

100 GB

4.5/15 hrs

MP3, WMA, WAV

$500

videos, music, films or photos

Flybook

9.2

1024 x 600,

9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2

43.3

512 MB /40-100GB

3 hrs

all windows

$2,600

good but now outclassed

Sony VAIO VGN-SZ1VP

13.3

1280 x 800

12.4 x 9.2 x 1.3

59.5

1GB/100GB

7 hrs

all windows

$2,400

excellent but expensive

OQO Pc Tablet

5

800 x 480

4.9 x 3.4 x 0.9

14

512 MB /30GB

3 hrs

Windows Tablet Pc

$2,000

beautiful and expensive

Flipstart

5.6

1024 x 600

5.8 x 4.0 x 1.5

16

256 MB /30GB

2 hrs

Windows XP

around $2000

price to be announced

Key

- indicates no information currently available

format

advantages

navigation features

graphics

platforms

Adobe Acrobat

Cross-platform compatibility, printable, single or double page view

Library, Table of contents, Chapter links, bookmarks

yes

Windows PC, Macintosh, Palm

eBooks

easily read

Library, Table of contents, bookmarks

yes

Gemstar & Rocket eBook Devices

Hiebook

easily read

Library, Table of contents, bookmarks

yes

Hiebook Devices

HTML

Cross-platform compatibility, printable

Hypertext links

yes

Windows PC, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Palm, Pocket PC, eBookMan

Microsoft Reader

ClearType Display, Book-like environment, bookmarks and annotations

Library, Table of contents, Chapter links, bookmarks

yes

Windows PC, Windows Tablet, Pocket PC, new Windows CE devices

MS Word

Popular, resizeable text, printable

Hypertext links

yes

Windows PC, Macintosh

Mobipocket

Read by all PDAs

Library, Table of contents, Chapter links, bookmarks

yes

Palm, Pocket PC, eBookMan, Windows PC

Palm

Read by all Palm devices

Library, Table of contents, Chapter links, bookmarks

no

Palm OS,
Pocket PC,
Handheld PC, Windows CE, Windows PC

Text

Read by all devices, printable

none

no

Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Palm, Pocket PC, eBookMan