Sony Reader to get UK launch and beats Amazon to market with second-gen e-book gadget. Will this replace the traditional bookcase in the home? Katie Scott and Megawhat take a look.
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Sony Reader: First Look Review
May-6th-2009
By admin in Technology and Gadgets
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lol, she meant 200 pounds sterlings!
I hate reviews like this, where she doesn’t even show how the damn thing works. It’s the reason people end up disappointed with products at times because nobody gave a fucking damn about even showing how it works.
I guess people are going to be pirating books now instead of movies/mp3s :-p and “they” say we aren’t reading as much as we used to…
is it touchscreen??
Reading 3-4 books at a time is like having 3-4 televisions on at the same time and trying to make sense of it.
A worse comparison – juggle more than 2 girlfriends and you are certifiably insane.
200 lbs…….. That’s heavy!
It’s not a Sony issue in this case. It’s a case of whether or not textbook publishers will go digital with their textbooks. If they do, they can use a digital reader today.
sony should make something like this for textbooks . . . i’d have to stop lugging around all my texts! . .
Just look on ebay for mega ebook CDs
where can you get the free ebooks mentioned for download to p.c…Cant afford the sony reader unfortunately.
downloaded a scifi/fantasy pack, not quite legally.
but yeah i can recommend the sony reader, i bought it one and a half year ago.
Just to let you know i recommend the abc converter because so many of the books you find online are in LIT files. I always convert it to RTF files for my reader.
FYI you only need to convert the files you dont buy
it certainly can save a lot of trees
To shaolindreams,
LOL
I so want this… actually I want the prs-700.
Yes you can :p and just as easily!
i don’t really like them because i like the feel of a book
So you would recomended it?
How did you get 1500+ books. They cost about €10 each. Can you download books illeagly like mp3 songs?
I like the idea and I’m considering buying one. I don’t travel much (too many cats!) but like downloading free ebooks from Gutenberg which are murder to read on a laptop screen. I’ll still buy modern books, but use the Sony for downloaded out of copyright books. Then I can clear some storage space in my house!!!
Bad thing is that you can not get newspapers or magazines as she mentioned in the review, you can do it with the kindle.
Main reason to buy one of these is that many of the books you always wanted to read are free as ebooks. The only problem I can see with this type of product is not the screen’s contrast but the fact that it has a lot less lines (thus words) per page than an ordinary paper back, which could make it hard to stay in the flow.
when I first heard about product I scoffed but after seeing it for the first time today in my local Sony shop I was taken by surprise. The screen is very readable and comfortable to the eyes.
If/when the price goes down I would consider buying this in the future. It would also make for a perfect gift for the traveler who likes to read a lot when on the go.
like a book?
If you read every night then this is a great product, i have owned mine for more than a year now and its awesome
Instead of a loaded book case or a box of books in my closet i have all my books in my computer. now i have 1500+ books. I know ill never read all of them but i can easily pick what i want each time.
That’s just an example, it’s not a question of it being interesting enough. I’m talking about reading anything lengthy on screen that will take hours. Most people get eyestrain when doing this, plus most people don’t have the time to sit in front of the computer all day – life always creates interruptions.
It’s funny when she hits “Continue reading” and says she’s been reading all day, but it starts at the cover page of the book…lol Wouldn’t continue reading, bring you to where you left off?