Sony Reader or Kindle?

Sony Reader has many followers. And yet one blogger preferred Sony Reader over the Amazon Kindle. Here are the reasons (excerpted from this small Sony Reader review):

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...There are a few reasons I chose it [Sony Reader] over the others. It uses the e-ink technology that the Kindle has, but isn't as expensive. The font can change to three different sizes. I can read word documents on it. I can listen to music on it too. I can load about 160 books on it w/out an SD card (though I'm looking into getting one) I was worried about not being able to read my already purchased PDF books, but I found a way around that (I'll email you personally if you want). There's not a glare on the screen (that I've seen)...

One more Kindle owner's review

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When the Kindle was released late last year, I was skeptical. I like the idea of an e-book reader, but it's so expensive...

...So at the end of March, I placed my order and started the backorder wait. It arrived a couple of weeks ago and, since then, it looks like Amazon's manufacturers are caught up...

...Overall, I'm pretty happy with the device. I'm not yet 100% convinced that I'll always be a paperless reader (when content's available), but if I have a choice between paper version and Kindle version, I think paper will be a rare exception rather than the norm...

Read the rest of Kindle review at Jeff Donnici's blog.

Kindle is in stock!

Amazon frontpage states that Kindle is now "in stock and ready for immidiate shipment". Here is the full text:

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Dear Customers, Ever since we launched our wireless reading device Kindle last November, we've been unable to keep it in stock, and we've had to work hard to increase manufacturing capacity. Today, we're excited to announce that Kindle is in stock and ready for immediate shipment. We've also been adding selection. Since launch, we've added 25,000 additional books, blogs, magazines, and newspapers that you can download wirelessly to your Kindle, bringing the total to more than 115,000. To learn more about the device and what you can read on it, visit Kindle's product page. You'll see that more than 2,000 customers have reviewed Kindle - I encourage you to take a look at what customers have to say. For those of you who are interested, I invite you to read Amazon's just-released annual letter to shareholders. I don't normally link to a shareholder letter from the Amazon home page, but this letter is all about Kindle. If you're curious, it will give you some insight into how we think about the business and our long-term vision for Kindle. It's a short letter, and I hope you find it worthwhile.
Happy reading, Jeff Bezos Founder & CEO