Quote: "But neither of the two Sony devices has WiFi [...] connectivity, so users will have to transfer e-books [...] by USB cable."

In light of Amazon's recent disappearing-books act, this might be considered a feature rather than a bug...

There is this very well established technology called a 'book'. Portable, durable (some books are over 500 years old!), cheap to make, no batteries required.

The article says that the *Sony* readers don't have Wifi or mobile connectivity. It does not say so about the Kindle. Sony makes competing devices to the Kindle. They are not the same.

It is a commenter's RESPONSIBILITY to read the article before commenting on it.

Har! Har!

BTW: The commenter BB also appears to think the two readers are the same. They are not. I own both.

I'm sure whatever "lead" Sony's e-reader has is insignificant at best. The fact that Amazon won't even publish sales numbers shows just how slow the uptake is. When or if these devices make it below the $100 threshold, people will snatch them up. But hokey features like "designer colors" aren't going to be dealmakers until then.

Yes, the Kindle 2 DOES have access through the 3G Sprint network.... you can use a USB to download, but you don't have to. The Kindle 2 also has a battery life of two weeks if you turn the wireless off, four days if you leave it on.

Talk about biased reporting! It is a journalists RESPONSIBILITY to research the facts before publishing a story.

You know they're looking to become a commodity straight out of the gate when they're making them in pink.

Very much looking forward to reading the bog. ;)

It doesn't have the Oxford English Dictionary. It has the Oxford American Dictionary.