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08-27-2009, 06:05 AM
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Sony Corp (http://www.opensourcegroups.com/www.sony.com). announced that it is coming out with an e-book reader à la Amazon (http://www.opensourcegroups.com/www.amazon.com)’s Kindle DX in December. It will have a 7-inch touch screen that allows you to download books and newspapers over AT&T Inc.'s cellular network.
While Kindle has managed to steal Sony’s thunder so far when it comes to e-readers, Sony might just have stumbled upon a winning strategy this time by choosing the EPUB open source format. Kindle displays material only from Amazon's store, but Sony will embrace an open e-book standard, allowing users to read from stores of their choice, and what’s more the books can even be transferred to cell phones and other comparable gadgets. Wait there's more! Sony takes it a step further by making provisions for reading local library e-books .
Readers won't be charged a subscription fee for wireless access, said Steve Haber, head of Sony's U.S. reading division. The Daily Edition of the e-reader will initially have wireless access only to Sony's e-book store until I guess Sony figures out the complications of connecting to multiple stores for free. The names of the newspapers that will be available will be announced later.
The sleek, ultra polished design that seems to be the norm nowadays is almost Apple like in inspiration . Its aluminum encased body comes with a price tag of US$399. In portrait mode, about 30 to 35 lines of text will be visible akin to a printed book.
"It's all about access to content ... it's about expression, holding, touching and using the Sony Reader," Haber added. "We want it to be a ubiquitous experience, not locked in -- open, open, open."
Think it will make a good Christmas present?
Sony Corp (http://www.opensourcegroups.com/www.sony.com). announced that it is coming out with an e-book reader à la Amazon (http://www.opensourcegroups.com/www.amazon.com)’s Kindle DX in December. It will have a 7-inch touch screen that allows you to download books and newspapers over AT&T Inc.'s cellular network.
While Kindle has managed to steal Sony’s thunder so far when it comes to e-readers, Sony might just have stumbled upon a winning strategy this time by choosing the EPUB open source format. Kindle displays material only from Amazon's store, but Sony will embrace an open e-book standard, allowing users to read from stores of their choice, and what’s more the books can even be transferred to cell phones and other comparable gadgets. Wait there's more! Sony takes it a step further by making provisions for reading local library e-books .
Readers won't be charged a subscription fee for wireless access, said Steve Haber, head of Sony's U.S. reading division. The Daily Edition of the e-reader will initially have wireless access only to Sony's e-book store until I guess Sony figures out the complications of connecting to multiple stores for free. The names of the newspapers that will be available will be announced later.
The sleek, ultra polished design that seems to be the norm nowadays is almost Apple like in inspiration . Its aluminum encased body comes with a price tag of US$399. In portrait mode, about 30 to 35 lines of text will be visible akin to a printed book.
"It's all about access to content ... it's about expression, holding, touching and using the Sony Reader," Haber added. "We want it to be a ubiquitous experience, not locked in -- open, open, open."
Think it will make a good Christmas present?