Kindle UK now available to buy in the UK – Kindle ebook reader

Amazon Kindle is the original ebook reader, and it’s now available in the UK.

Amazon Kindle is available over here in two fantastic value versions – the Wifi only version, which lets you download your ebooks on any Wifi connection, and the Wifi plus 3G version that also can use the 3G mobile phone network for even better coverage.

Choose from over 370,000 ebooks to download wirelessly to your UK Kindle in less than a minute. Yes, you get free wireless access to download books from the Amazon store, without even leaving your house. Or turning on your computer either.

Transfer your own documents free and wirelessly to your Kindle UK , so you’ve got exactly what you want on your ereader.

And the UK Kindle is fantastic value. The Wifi Kindle is £109, and the 3G Kindle is only £149.

So why settle for second best ? There’s only one Kindle, and now it can be yours right here in the UK. Kindle has arrived, so check it out on the link below and place your order. You could be downloading your ebooks in a matter of days.

Sony PRS300 and PRS600 ereaders

Sony has discontinued its famous PRS505 ebook reader but its replacements are little crackers!

Sony has issued two new models of ereader – the PRS600 which is a direct replacement for the 505, and the PRS300 which is a more compact pocket version ebook reader.

You can buy the PRS 600 ebook reader in silver, a stunning red or a discreet black, and the PRS300 ebook reader in silver or a nice shade of pink.

PRS600 uses the same great eink display as the old PRS505, but with the benefit of a touch-sensitive layer so you can take notes or turn the page with a flick of the finger.

Preorder the new Sony Touch reader (PRS-600) – get yours FIRST

The Sony Touch reader just announced is the new kid on the block in ebook readers. It features the great Sony 6inch eink screen, the superb Sony engineering and build quality, but the screen on this sony reader is a touch screen.

This means that not only do you select your books and turn the pages by touching the screen with your finger, but you can also use the provided stylus to mark and highlight text for upload to your PC or Mac.

This Sony Touch reader really is a new dimension in ereaders/ebook readers , available in two great colours, silver and black, and you can preorder yours now and get a dispatch date of Thursday 10th September (one week before other retailers) a full week before everybody else gets theirs.

Bebook ebook reader

This black ebook reader features the same 6 inch eink screen of the Cybook Gen3 and the Sony PRS505.

Where it differs is in the surround and the operating controls. While the Cybook Gen3 has a minimalist look with very little in the way of visible buttons, and the Sony has a more functional set of front buttons, the Bebook ebook reader comes somewhere in the middle.

In size, it is slightly bigger than the other two to allow for the controls below the screen, but still a small and effective featherweight reader, with just the same high quality ebook reading experience you’d expect of the 6 inch eink diisplay.

Whether you want the Bebook, the Sony or the Cybook depends purely on aesthetics and which you like the look of. In use or carrying about, you wouldn’t notice any difference. You can add to the storage of course with an SD card, and battery life is similar for all.

Sure the firmware in each is slightly different, but all the main 6 inch ebook readers are great to use and have a mass of ebooks to download, either free for out of copyright works or purchased for current books. You’ll love it, whichever one you get, so don’t worry about your decision. Go with your heart.

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What colour are ebook reader screens?

A lot of people have mentioned to me that they expected ebook reader screens to be white with black writing, then were disappointed when they saw a real one and found that the background is grey.

Well I’m afraid it’s one of the features of eink technology that the background can never be pure white. The screen is made up of millions of little round particles that are white on one side, black on the other, and they show either black side up or white side up. But then the white side is up, the black is faintly visible through the particle, making for a pale grey effect. Most of the pictures you see on the web do actually reflect this.

It also depends a lot on the lighting as to how white the screen actually appears.

But the main thing is that an ebook screen is very readable indeed, and the lack of stark black/white contrast makes it that much easier on the eye. This means that you can read fo hour after hour with no strain, even in poor light.

So yes, the screen is pale grey rather than white, but look on this as an advantage. After you start using your ebook reader, you’ll not even notice what colour the screen is. You won’t even notice that you’re using an ebook reader. The experience is so pleasurable that you’ll just take reading on your ebook reader as the great delight that it is.

Irex Iliad DR1000 ebook reader

Read and make notes on your e-documents with the Irex Iliad ebook reader.

The Irex Iliad ebook reader boasts the largest e-ink screen you can get. And using the special stylus supplied, you can annotate your texts with notes or drawings. The e-ink display can be read even in bright sunlight, so the Iliad ebook reader is ideal for working outdoors.

Professionals and academics will love the huge 8.1 inch display which is perfect for reading and annotating PDF documents, as well as reading and commenting on documents in HTML, TXT, JPG, BMP, and PNG formats.

The battery will charge in about three hours and normally give a full day’s use before you need to recharge it.

The built-in memory will hold a couple of hundred books, and can be expanded by (optional) memory card to hold practically a whole library. Thousands of books are available free on the internet, or you can purchase extra books for download. And of course you can easily load your own documents on to the Iliad ebook reader, or the documents  of your colleagues or students.

Cybook Gen3 ebook reader

This is a stylish lightweight black ebook reader. It has a crystal clear 6 inch e-ink screen and holds several hundred ebooks in its memory.

You can add several thousand books using a standard SD card in the card slot provided, so you can carry a whole library with you.

You can download thousands of free ebooks  from the internet, and it’s a breeze to drag and drop them onto this great little ebook reader. You can take it everywhere with you, and you’ll never again have to think which books to take on holiday and which to leave at home. Just take them all!!

Charging is by USB connection to your PC or netbook via the lead provided, or you can get a cheap mains/USB charger for a few pounds to recharge it when travelling.

A full charge will last some 7,000 page turns, or several weeks of normal reading. Try and get that kind of performance from a laptop battery.

Once you’ve started reading ebooks on your Cybook Gen3 ebook reader, you’ll never want to put it down.

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You might also wish to check out our Leisure reader recommended ebook reader, the Elonex exclusive to Borders. It’s the same size and weight as the Cybook, shares the clean black lines, and is cheaper.