Dec 21 2007
Borders and Sony will launch a co-branded eBookstore with 25,000 titles which sounds about right if the plan is to stock mostly fiction books. It sounds like you will have to have a special eBook Library software in order to purchase the titles or access the new bookstore front. Only those who purchase a Sony(…)
Nov 25 2007
Amazon advertised itself as having a large digital catalogue of books available at 88,000 plus. This was one point that really worried me. I wrote in one email to a digital director of a major publisher earlier this week, “Are you going to be publishing Kindle only ebooks because that would really suck for all(…)
Nov 19 2007
Kindletalk.com is a new website for Kindle users. It’s an Amazon owned site per the whois data. The first question posted by an “admin” is “The Sony readers are everywhere but have not had much success. The Kindle is more expensive but has many more feautures[sic], the most important one being wireless access to the(…)
Nov 18 2007
Despite the fact that the PR gathering tomorrow was supposedly a secret, everyone on the internet knows that Amazon invited a number of publishing representatives and technology folks to New York for a PR event to take place on November 19. No details were given, but based on the people that were contacted and other(…)
Nov 11 2007
My first portable reading device was a multi function device and a multi function device is what I use now. I remember asking my neighbor (who is an eBookwise user) what she thought of my Sony Reader. She loved the display, but for the price, she thought it needed to do more. As a mom,(…)
Nov 4 2007
I’ve used both dedicated eReading Devices and Multi-function devices and if I had a dedicated eReading device that had a backlight, I would use that one probably exclusively. Dedicated eReaders are those devices whose primary function is to serve as an ebook reader. Most dedicated devices also have an mp3 player, but for the most(…)
Oct 3 2007
Sony has just officially announced its 2008 eBook Reader which will be sold at expanded Borders locations. According to the Press Release, the new Reader will retail for $300 ($50 cheaper than the original price point of the 2006 reader) and come with a USB cable, software and cover. For extra money, you can buy(…)
Sep 11 2007
We had to know something was up when Sony was offering its Reader for a discounted price of $50.00. A sharp eyed reader spotted a pre-order for a new Sony Reader at ABT Electronics. .According to the specifications, the new Reader has twice the memory capacity, the improved e-ink screen technology (faster page loader, brighter(…)
Sep 10 2007
There is a little known but completely valid way to get a Sony Reader for under $60.00 including shipping and tax. I got one and so did Miki, a reader here at DearAuthor. So did many others at MobileRead forum. I forgot to mention it on Sunday with all my ranting on and on about(…)
Jun 20 2007
Bookeen’s newsletter just arrived in my inbox. The specifications and high resolution photos are up at the Bookeen site. Specs of the Bookeen v. Sony Reader Bookeen Sony size 7.4" x 4.7" x 0.3" 6.9” x 4.9”x 0.5" weight 6.13 ounces apprx. .8 oz screen 6" E Ink® Vizplex600×800 pixels 166 dpi B&W, 4 gray-scale Daylight(…)
Jun 3 2007
You didn’t read that title wrong. Publicily I have proclaimed to be in a serious and monogamous relationship with my IPAQ 4700. I’ve trash talked its competitor saying I would never abandon the IPAQ for Sony. Alas, the IPAQ has been slowly gathering dust as I’ve turned more often to Sony, using it with greater(…)
Mar 23 2007
Borders severing times with Amazon is getting alot of play in the business world. One analyst from Citigroup believes that Borders accounts for 2-3% of Amazon sales. I have real questions about the profitability of the digital download centers. Borders currently buys direct from the publisher at a 40% discount as do most bookstores. It’s(…)
Jan 9 2007
Sony is bullish on the eReader. According to the AP via Mobile Read, Sony Reader sales are better than expected and that Sony is planning to release a new Reader this year. Hopefully with better software and better controls and maybe an integrated light? Send to Kindle
Oct 1 2006
This past week, Sony sent an email letting everyone know that its e ink reader is ready to ship. It’s now backordered, but it was ready to ship. E ink devices work kind of like sophisticated magna doodle boards. (In an unrelated riff, I had a MDB on my dorm room door in college. It(…)
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