Sony Reader Now Available

Yaksha42 writes "The Sony Reader, which debuted at CES in January, is now available for purchase on the Sony website. The six inch screen uses E Ink, rather than an LCD, to display the text, reducing strain on the eye while reading. While you can buy books on Sony's Connect site, you can also load eBooks and other text onto the Reader in a variety of formats, including PDF and TXT files. It also comes with the ability to receive newsfeeds, display JPG images, and can play unsecured MP3 and AAC music files. Additional information can also be found on the Learning Center site."

Re:The bookstore has more than just "regular" book

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah... They even have downloadable rootkits.

Re:It's not LCD, dumbass

[binarybum]

are you sure? That sounds very quaint to me, but merely habitual, like saying people would never switch to computers because they like the weight and motion of a typewriter.

Re:PG oblig.

[RMB2]

Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these.....

"Ultimate digital reading experience"

[dbIII]

Ultimate digital reading experience? I thought that was braille.

It's about time

[bblboy54]

I was really starting to get worried that my printed works would never benefit from the powers of DRM. I'm so glad we have Sony to protect us all.

Re:But it's not a reeeeeallll book!

[Bazman]

Cleary you dont use your dictionary enough or you wouldn't have said 'obtuse' where you really meant 'abstruse'!

Barry

Price

[yusing]

$350? for a little plastic box to read text?
Wow, that sets MY world on fire.

The more I see attempts to create an E-book, the more I appreciate paper.