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Sony Takes Aim At Amazon's Kindle

Posted by timothy on from the critical-mass-is-critical-though dept.

MojoKid writes "Sony recently announced two new eBook readers and has set its sights on tapping into Amazon's Kindle market share. The Sony Reader Pocket Edition and the Reader Touch Edition will come out at the end of the month and will reportedly cost less or the same as the older, more established Kindle. The Pocket Edition has a five-inch display, comes in several colors ('including navy blue, rose and silver') and fits, as one might expect, in a jacket pocket or a purse. It can store about 350 'standard eBooks' and can last about two weeks on a single charge, Sony claims. The Touch Edition is a bit larger, with a six-inch display that, as you'd expect, can be controlled via a touch interface."

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  1. new form of book burning by Froze · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is, unless they have fixed their battery tech.

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    1. Re:new form of book burning by earnest+murderer · · Score: 4, Funny

      They'll just play an animation of a book burning as they erase them remotely.

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  2. Re:What I want by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh I'm sorry, would you like a pony with that?

  3. Re:Good luck with that... by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 3, Funny

    2- Or by a company that has UI know-how, enough money and savvy to build a triple-A network and a willingness to lose money to gain a foothold on the market. (IE: Microsoft)

    I'd find the white text on a blue background very off-putting.

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  4. Re:What I want by mcgrew · · Score: 2, Funny

    He SAID he didn't want any extra features.

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