The Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-350 is a good choice for the e-book user who's more concerned with portability and ease of use, rather than wireless connectivity and bookstore selection.
The first thing that you notice about the PRS-350 is how small it is. Its dimensions make it slightly larger than a smart phone in height and width, while it's one third inch thickness is much thinner than most smart phones. Because of the touchscreen technology, no frontal real estate is wasted in physical buttons.
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The touchscreen itself is excellent. It registers input very well. The whole experience feels very intuitive, and is much more inviting for someone new to e-books. The touchscreen even allows users to highlight text, scribble notes with their finger or the included stylus, and even double click on a word to draw up a dictionary definition.
The PRS-350 further set's itself apart by the wide variety of formats it reads. It will handle PDF, Word, and various other text formats. However, its support of ePub is its standout achievement in this category. By supporting ePub, the Sony PRS-350 allows the user to download ePub files that may be available for free from their local library's website.
The PRS-350 does have a few faults, none more glaring than the omission of any type of wireless connectivity for the device. No wi-fi, no cellular data connection. To load any new files into the device, the user must install Sony's desktop application onto their PC or Mac, connect the PRS-350 to the computer via USB, and then drag and drop the files into the reader. At the time of this writing, the best online price to be had for a Sony PRS-350 was 0, while the wi-fi only model of the Kindle goes for 0. This will be a deal-breaker for many people, as they want the ability to update and add content anytime, anywhere, without having to connect to a computer.
The other major shortcoming for the PRS-350 doesn't have anything to do with the reader itself, but rather the Sony online bookstore. While it does have a fairly good selection, Sony's store does not come close to rivaling the volume of available e-book titles that are available through Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Further, Sony has yet to develop a promising app for iPhone or Android smart phones that would allow a user to read their purchases on those platforms. Both Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble have provided this feature for quite some time.
To sum it all up, buy the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-350 if you need a the smallest e-book reader you can find that features a very simple to use, intuitive interface; and the ability to acquire more content without a computer is not necessary. If you do not like to be bound to your computer, and prefer to have the greatest selection of reading material, this is not the reader for you.
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