Sony eBook Reader : Sony Announces Two New eBook Readers, the Pocket and Touch Ebook, in the USA

Posted on 2009-08-05 12:11:00 | by: Daimaou | 3 Comments
Category: MISC | Tags: SONY, EBOOK, READER, MAC, APPLE, PC, WINDOWS, TOUCH, SCREEN, PDF, WORD

Sony Announces Two New eBook Readers, the Pocket and Touch Ebook, in the USA

Amazingly popular in the USA, but not worldwide, eBook readers are unfortunately a disappointment for not being able to get every copy of my beloved books on a Kindle like device here in Japan.

That said, in the USA today Sony introduced the Pocket Edition (PRS-300), available in pink, silver, and blue with a nice 5” screen, while the PRS-600 features a 6” touchscreen and is available in red, silver and black.

Both eBook readers support SD cards, support via transfer PDF or WORD files and even features a Mac Client... Two impressive little devices that are just missing a wireless module in order to kick some Amazon ass... Go Sony go and get them!

SAN DIEGO, August 5, 2009 ⎯ Sony is today delivering on its promise of making digital readers and eBooks accessible and affordable for consumers with the introduction of two new Readers. Part of a new Reader line, the Reader Pocket Edition™ puts a library in your hands for as little as $199. Both the Reader Pocket Edition and the Reader Touch Edition™ will be available at the end of August, at SonyStyle.com, SonyStyle stores and select retail partners. Also, new releases and New York Times bestseller titles in the eBook Store from Sony will now be available for $9.99.
“We firmly believe consumers should have choice in every aspect of their digital reading experience,” said Steve Haber, president of Sony’s Digital Reading Business Division. “Our goal is to expand the market and provide greater access to what consumers want to read when they want to read it — whether they buy, borrow or get it for free.”

The Reader Pocket Edition sports a five-inch electronic paper display packaged in a stylish chassis and is available in a variety of colors, including navy blue, rose and silver. The Reader Pocket Edition is easy to navigate with one hand, and fits into a purse or jacket pocket. The diminutive device can store about 350 standard eBooks and provides up to two weeks of reading enjoyment on a single battery charge. It will be available for the ground-breaking price of $199, making it the most affordable dedicated reading device on the market.

The Reader Touch Edition features a responsive, menu-driven six-inch touch screen panel that enables quick, intuitive navigation, page turning, highlighting and note taking with the swipe of a finger or by using the included stylus pen. Users can take handwritten notes with the stylus pen or type with the virtual keyboard. All notes can be exported and printed out for easy reference. The Reader Touch Edition includes an onboard Oxford American English Dictionary that allows you to look up a word by simply tapping on it. The Touch Edition also offers five adjustable font sizes, as well as expansion slots for both Memory Stick® PRO Duo™ and SD card, making your portable library virtually limitless. It comes in red, black or silver and will retail for about $299.

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Posted on Wed Aug 05, 03:35 by Samtastic, IT developer - Java sucks!, Tokyo
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Will Sony sell this in Japan this time? Please Sony, it sucks having to try to import a Japanese product into Japan from the U.S.

I remember a long time ago Sony had their original eBook available in Japan, but gave it ZERO advertising and then said no one bought it so Japanese obviously did not want eBook readers. Idiots at Sony need a kick in the gonads.

Posted on Thu Aug 06, 01:35 by Niels, Travel Manager, Nederland
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This is being developed in the US and is for US and Euro markets.

It is NOT a Japanese product. Sony does do some development outside of .jp

Posted on Thu Aug 06, 05:17 by Success
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Those things will only skyrocket on sales when they'll be in a full color and same size as A4 paper.

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