Reviews of Latest Ebook Readers, 200 - 500 Pounds

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ViewSonic VEB612 review

The VEB612 ebook reader is attractively styled, sufficiently compact so that it's comfortable to hold, and light enough so that it won't push you over the hand-luggage limit when you're off on holiday. Its software could be better, but there are far worse ways to read a digital book Read more

£260

15 January 2010 by Derek Chesterfield

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iriver Story review

The Story is packed with features, such as its voice-recording capability and Qwerty keyboard, but many potential purchasers of an ebook reader are likely to find them irrelevant. Fortunately, its lengthy battery life, clear screen and excellent file-format support mean this Story has a happy ending Read more

£200

4 January 2010 by Nik Rawlinson

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Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 review

The Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 is a decent ebook reader with some intriguing capabilities, such as its touchscreen, which not only lets you turn pages with a swipe of a finger but also allows you to make annotations. It's not as simple to use as Amazon's Kindle, but it offers much more freedom when it comes to finding books Read more

£224

29 October 2009 by Nate Lanxon

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3.5 stars out of 5

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Amazon Kindle (international version) review

Finally available in the UK, the Kindle ebook reader is a smashing piece of kit. Its e-ink display closely resembles a printed page and poses little risk of eyestrain, it's undeniably well-designed, and it couldn't be easier to download ebooks. Amazon's digital bookstore could do with some work, though Read more

£220

29 October 2009 by Nate Lanxon

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Endless Ideas BeBook review

Relatively compact and lightweight, the BeBook has an excellent screen that's almost as easy on the eye as a real book. A plasticky design and sluggish menu system don't do the device any favours, but compensation comes in the form of exceptional battery life, and good font and file-format support Read more

£230

29 January 2009 by Brian Simmons

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4.0 stars out of 5

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Sony Reader PRS-505 review

Sony's newly released Reader PRS-505 trumps the competiting ebook readers, if you ask us. Its design is more attractive and it's significantly cheaper than its rivals. It's also rather pleasant to use, with a 600x800-pixel resolution e-ink display that simply doesn't feel like a screen Read more

£200

17 September 2008 by Patrick Wignall

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Bookeen Cybook Gen3 review

Like Coronation Street, books have remained remarkably untouched by modern technology. There's been a spate of ebook readers recently, however, so perhaps the humble book is ready for a 21st century upgrade. French company Bookeen certainly thinks so with this, the third generation of its Cybook Read more

£269

19 August 2008 by Patrick Wignall

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3.5 stars out of 5

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iRex iLiad review

The iRex iLiad has the best screen we've seen on an ebook reader -- it's made using E Ink technology, which doesn't flicker and doesn't use a backlight. It also has built-in Wi-Fi. But is that enough to make us burn our paperbacks? Read more

£433

8 August 2007 by Patrick Wignall

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Sony Reader preview hands-on

The Sony Reader is an small, lightweight device that boasts an extra-large screen and has the capacity of holding up to 80 books at a time. It can also access blogs and RSS newsfeeds when docked to a PC, and you can view JPEGs, personal documents and PDFs. It might not be enough to kill the paperback but it's giving it a very good go Read more

10 August 2006 by Bonnie Cha