[DM-MUG] Sony's $350 ebook reader (pics)

[Bill Davis]

I'd agree with Dave.   The Sony book reader is interesting, but  
they've tried to market an ebook reader before and failed.  They're  
making most of the same mistakes again this time around....plus,  
they've missed their deadline for releasing this several times  
now.    The price is too high.  It'll flop.   Don't waste your money.

Plus, being from Sony, it'll probably have exploding batteries.  ;-)

The only good thing I've heard is that it and it's ebooks will be  
available via kiosks in  Borders or Barnes and Noble (I forget which).

If you want a good and much less expensive reader (about $125) of  
about the same size, see www.ebookwise.com.    I have an older (non- 
grayscale) version of this reader and have always found it well  
designed.

   -Bill  (who recently did a panel on eBooks for the Des Moines  
Science Fiction Society and was asked to do it again at their annual  
DemiCon convention)



On Oct 2, 2006, at 9:02 PM, Darcy Baston wrote:

> I'd pay the price considering it would stop my purchase of book  
> shelves upon book shelves, lighten my next move, have a beautiful  
> easy to read screen (I used a Tungsten for a couple months as an  
> ebook reader and found it too hard on the eyes for the 16 hour  
> reading marathons I enjoy heh), has a battery that can last 7,500  
> page turns and more.
>
> The problem is that it won't be OS X compatible. So I'll have to  
> have an XP machine to use its online store, meet browser  
> expectations (apparently their online store requires IE with admin  
> privs.), sync software etc. Books will use Sony's proprietary BBeB  
> format, and I can't find a single piece of Mac software to deal  
> with its .lrf and .lrx files.
>
> Darcy
>
> On Oct 2, 2006, at 6:12 PM, Thorgrim wrote:
>
>
>> Finally a product of the right size, portability and screen quality!
>>
>
> I have been using my Handspring Visor (a Palm OS device) as an  
> ebook reader for years.  I think the Sony device will be too large  
> to hold easily and hard to stuff in a pocket (just like the old  
> Apple Newton).
>
> It's also kind of pricey.
>
> Dave McLaughlin
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