Amazon Kindle vs. New Sony readers: Game on! - PC World

Sony introduced today two new e-book readers to compete with Amazon's Kindle series. But do they really have the potential to outsell Amazon's hot device? Have a look at the chart I put together, which compares the basic specs of Sony's and Amazon's e-book reader offerings, and read on for more commentary.

Sony's new "Pocket Edition" and "Touch Edition" e-book readers are the second wave of devices coming from the Japanese company to tackle the Kindle. Only this time, they are more aggressively priced: a Pocket Edition Sony Reader (PRS-300) will cost $199 when it goes on sale on August 25 -- a whole $100 cheaper than Amazon's Kindle 2...