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| Product | Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600BC (black) | Sony Reader PRS-T2 (black) | Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader (Wi-Fi) | Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (special offers)  |
| Price | $114.99 to $307.72 | $127.96 to $129.99 | $74.99 to $99.99 | $119.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 2.5 stars | 0 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | August 16, 2012 | Info unavailable | October 1, 2012 |
| Bottom line | While it's an improvement to the company's previous touch-screen model, Sony's Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 is saddled with a screen that's short on contrast and prone to glare--and it lacks the wireless convenience of Amazon's identically priced
Kindle. | The Sony PRS-T2 is a perfectly good touch-screen e-reader whose only sin is that it doesn't have any competitive advantages over Amazon's and Barnes & Noble's e-readers. | The new touch-screen Nook is a major advancement over its predecessor and offers some real advantages over the 2010
Kindle. | With an excellent built-in light and Amazon's best-in-class e-book selection, the
Kindle Paperwhite rises to the top of the e-reader pack. |
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