Word on the street web out of CNET is that Monday is the day that Amazon unleashes their Kindle eBook reader. Expected at $399, the electronic device has to compete with Sony’s newest reader version as well as the latest Cybook from Bookeen, both of which are priced lower. Sony’s PRS-505 costs $299 while the Cybook is available for around $350. Why the price premium and is it worth it? We can’t answer the second question, but Amazon is expected to have the largest available eBook content, which shouldn’t command extra dollars, but probably will. Additionally, the device might have fast EV-DO capabilities for book downloading via Sprint’s network. Digital book content typically isn’t that large, so I still wonder if that type of connection is overkill for a book reader (unless it has web-browsing capabilities), but we’ll have to examine the details upon launch to better assess.
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