Sony Reader Taking Hold?

An anonymous reader writes "Sony recently launched their latest attempt at an electronic book reader. The 'Sony Reader' is small and lightweight, about the size of a paperback book, and using E-Ink technology it only requires battery power when changing the page so light on power requirements. While it isn't their first attempt at an electronic book reader, critics are already predicting the Reader's success."

Comments

Success???

[SpookyFish]

But what is the DRM, and how will it rootkit me?

Re:Success???

[thej1nx]

But what is the DRM, and how will it rootkit me?

Ah, thanks for buying our product and it is good of you to ask that question. Since we could not find a satisfactory and adequate way of protecting our copyrights, we have now introduced DMCA 2.0(Damn, My Corneas! Arrrggh!!!)

First our qualified, expert ex-mafia representatives will drop by to gouge out your eyesballs. Rest assured that this will be a painless, troublefree process. They will knock you out with a big mallet first. The ebooks text will be all be encrypted in Navajo code(already patented by us). A special navajo talker will be provided to you to decrypt and narrate the text to you. We will ofcourse be charging you an arm and a leg(and two eyesballs) for this valuable service. You have already agreed to all this in the EULA(it was the microscopic fine print).

Have a nice day.

Thanking you, Marketing/Mgmt team

P.S. If you upgrade to our premium service we will also provide a trained free seeing eye dog(1 year supply of dog food also included)!

Re:Success???

[massivefoot]

It'll read anything you like. Unless it starts with $sys$.

Taking hold???

[Black Parrot]

Shouldn't that be "taking root?"

Re:This will save my wrists!

[MelvinSmalls]

Great! Don't buy them. There'll be more ebooks for us then.