Cody Taylor

The Amazon Kindle 2 bursts onto the scene with impressive new features, but it’s not alone. There are already plenty of e-readers on the market — and even more coming — each with its own abilities, shape and pricing. So how does the new Kindle stack up (ouch!) against its peers?

So the nice, shiny installment of Amazon’s Kindle has arrived. But the cost of books for e-book readers like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader can add up. But there’s no reason to pay Sony or Amazon for books that are already in the public domain. Here’s how to get them onto your e-book reader for free.

This is a big day for Amazon and its legions of Kindle fans who were shut out for the past couple of months if they were trying to buy one of those new electronic book readers that have been sold out everywhere.