Although there are a number of electronic readers on the market today, one of the biggest battles has been between the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle. One of the major arguments against the Kindle in this debate has always revolved around the Kindle's proprietary format that limited the library selection of the device.
Not all of the points put forth in this argument have been completely factual. For instance, you're not completely restricted to obtaining Kindle material from Amazon, and you can even download free e-books for the Amazon Kindle. However, the sticky point concerning PDF files not being supported by the Kindle unless converted by Amazon has caused a number of people to look toward other e-reader options.
The tides may be turning with the recent announcement of the Kindle DX. In addition to sporting a 9.7 inch screen (2.5 times larger than that of the current Kindle) and a larger storage capacity, the Kindle DX will come equipped with a built-in PDF reader so that owners can load their own PDF content directly to the device. Other than stating Fall of 2009, there's no word on the exact release date of the e-reader yet, but preorders for the Kindle DX are already being taken at the Amazon web site.
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