The Touch Edition PRS-600 is latest version of Sony’s eBook Reader offering a host of improvements and added features including an expanded memory, in-built dictionary and touch screen technology.

The new eBook reader from Sony is the same size as the original eReader, with a 6 inch eInk screen, but with several enhancements which include extra font sizes, annotation and highlighting of text, an expandable 512MB memory, touch screen interface, drawing applications, text memos and an in-built dictionary feature which allows you to look-up a word by simply tapping it on the screen. Store up to 350 individual book titles (or up to 13,000 with expandable memory) and read up to 6,800 pages between charges.

Sony Reader Touch

Technical Details

  • Screen size: 6” display with E Ink® Vizplex™ touchscreen technology
  • Resolution: 800 x 600 with 8 levels of grey-scale
  • Memory: 512 MB built in Flash storage with ability to increase with MemoryStick™ MS DUO and SD Card slots

Compatible Formats

  • Unsecured Book Files: EPUB, PDF,Word, TXT, RTF, BBeB
  • Secure DRM Files: EPUB eBooks (Adept) BBeB eBooks (Marlin)
  • Audio: MP3, AAC (not most DRM audio)
  • Image Files: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP

Dimensions

  • Width: 121mm
  • Height: 174.3mm
  • Depth: 9.8 mm
  • Weight: 286 grams

Buy It

The Sony Reader Touch retails at around £249.99 and will be available from mid September 2009