eBook Readers
The new eBook readers from Sony and Amazon are set to revolutionise the way you read.
Sony Reader PRS-505S
This slim and ultra-portable electronic devices can hold the equivalent of 160 regular books and, with options to use standard memory sticks, this capacity can be increased many-fold.
Easy on the Eye
The screen is not back-lit like a conventional computer screen, nor is there any flicker, which makes the Sony Reader as comfortable on the eye as traditional print. With Sony’s unique eInk® technology, the screen of the eBook Reader has a paper- like quality and can even be read clearly in direct sunlight!
1000’s of Best Selling eBookTitles
There are already 1000’s of best selling book titles available now with more on the way. Eventually most books will be available in the new electronic format allowing you to travel anywhere in the world with your own personal library to read however and whenever you want!
The Sony Reader is also compatible with standard document formats such as Abode PDF and Microsoft Word, allowing you to store and read your work or study related text as well.
The Sony eBook Reader has a long battery life and is easily recharged by either a USB connection or mains adaptor.
Three New Sony Readers
Available from 10th September the Sony Reader Touch & Sony Reader Pocket Edition. Both new models support ePub as well as PDF and can store up to 350 books from a selection of over 12,000.
The Touch Edition PRS-600 is the same size as the original Prs-505 and slightly heavier but with a number of advances and improvements.
The Pocket Edition PRS-300 is slightly smaller at 5” and a touch lighter but still manages to store the same library of books thanks to a generous 512MB storage capacity.
The Sony Reader Daily Edition has a 7″ screen which can be used in portrait or landscape format and enables user to download electronic books wirelessly via the 3G mobile network. The Reader Daily Edition will be available in the US by December 2009.
Amazon Kindle
The Kindle was the first electronic book reader to enter the market on a mass scale, although currently only available in the US.
Developed by Amazon, the brief was simple – to develop a a device which could simply and conveniently download books, magazines, blogs and daily newspapers and display them on a screen that you could take anywhere.
A big hit in the States, the Kindle has now evolved into the Kindle 2.0 and looks set to give the Sony Reader a run for it’s money when it is finally released in the UK later this year.
eBook Titles
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