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Sony Reader Now Available

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-book-is-out-of-batteries dept.

Yaksha42 writes "The Sony Reader, which debuted at CES in January, is now available for purchase on the Sony website. The six inch screen uses E Ink, rather than an LCD, to display the text, reducing strain on the eye while reading. While you can buy books on Sony's Connect site, you can also load eBooks and other text onto the Reader in a variety of formats, including PDF and TXT files. It also comes with the ability to receive newsfeeds, display JPG images, and can play unsecured MP3 and AAC music files. Additional information can also be found on the Learning Center site."

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  1. Re:Academics by dimension6 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I should warn you, as the owner of a Sony Librie (previous Japanese version, uses the same screen as the Reader I believe), that the screen (and resolution) is definitely too small to read a 8.5x11 or A4 .pdf document. For the Librie, I can convert the .pdf files into 2 pages for every 1 on the .pdf file, and that works pretty well. However, this means more flipping around, and at about a second per page turn, could be inconvenient for academic books.

  2. The Iliad has a Wacom Tablet by k2r · · Score: 4, Informative

    build in.
    The Sony does not have a pen-interface, AFAIK.
    That's a lot of additional potential for the Iliad, let's see if their software leaves beta soon and whether they provide us with an appropriate SDK...

    For Iliad-Discussion from iRex see forum.irexnet.com
    For more independent info on both products see http://www.mobileread.com/ .

    k2r