The Green Holiday Buyer's Guide for e-Readers

Category

Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device

Barnes & Noble Nook Wi-Fi

Kobo Wireless

Sony Reader Pocket Edition

The winner

Weight (pounds)

0.531

0.723

0.487

0.342

Sony

Battery Life

3 weeks on a single charge (up to one month with wireless off)

2 days on a single charge (10 days with wireless off)

Up to 2 weeks

14 days (approx)

Kindle

Can the battery be replaced by the user? *

Not user replaceable. Battery must be replaced by Amazon

Replaceable

Not user replaceable.

Not user replaceable.

Kindle/ Kobo/ Sony

Display

E-ink Pearl

E-ink

E-ink

E-ink Pearl

None

Memory **

4 GB )Up to 3,500 books)

2 GB (Up to 1,500 books)

1 GB (Up to 1,000 books)

2 GB (Up to 1,200 books)

Kindle

Capability to loan eBooks to friends

Will be introduced later on this year (14 days)***

14 days on many titles

No

No

Nook

Book Lending from libraries

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nook/Kobo/Sony

Recycling

Amazon has a recycling program in the US (also provides info for European users)

N/A

No

Sony Style Trade-In and Recycle Program ****

Kindle/ Sony

Toxins

N/A

N/A

Does not contain any hazardous or toxic materials

N/A

Kobo

Carbon footprint

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

None

Environmental Note

No

No

No

No

None

Price

$139

$149*****

$129.99 (until 11/28)

$149

 

Comments

 

 

obtained RoHs compliance

 

 

* We believe that if users can replace the battery by themselves it can actually lead to a larger environmental footprint, as it is not clear if they can and will recycle the old battery properly. There's a much better chance that the batteries will be recycled properly if the companies will change the battery and not the users.

**Our assumption is that the larger the memory, the smaller incentive the consumer has to move on to another reader, which means longer use of the device.

*** According to Amazon's website , later this year, we will be introducing lending for Kindle, a new feature that lets you loan your Kindle books to other Kindle or Kindle app users. Each book can be lent once, for a period of 14 days. Not all books will be available to lend - the publisher or rights holder determines which titles are enabled for lending.

**** Including an offer of $75 credit on a new Sony eReader when you trade in any brand eReader. Even If your trade-in has no value, Sony will help you recycle it by paying for shipping.

***** Best Buy's Black Friday Price: $99.99

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