Sony Breaks Its Silence
July 25, 2006
Sony has been very quiet about their new eBook reader since an initial spate of publicity. But just today I received an email with a few details (not many really). I am reproducing the email here.
I continue to be underwhelmed by their marketing efforts. I contacted their PR folks after the initial announcements last December, and again a month or two ago. Still no word from them.
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PICK A NICE SPOT FOR YOUR LIBRARY.
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Thank you for your patience and for requesting updates on the
Sony(R) Reader, coming this fall, in time for the holidays.
It holds about 80 electronic books, is as easy to carry as a slim paperback and thanks to electronic paper, just as easy to read. Just load it up with tons of great electronic books from CONNECT(TM) eBooks, and you'll never read the same way again.
Explore the portable reader here.
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EASY READING
Breakthrough technology provides clarity that's almost paper- like. View from nearly any angle and adjust text size to your
preference.
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PERFECTLY PORTABLE
It's lightweight, thin, and holds about 80 books. More with optional memory cards. So take your own mini-library wherever
you go.
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LONG BATTERY LIFE
The rechargeable battery allows you to turn up to 7,500
continuous pages on a single charge (when not providing audio).
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CONNECT EBOOKS
Designed with variety in mind, CONNECT eBooks will have over 10,000 titles online. You'll find many of the latest bestsellers and a deep catalog including more than 15 categories and over 100 subcategories. From mystery to history, sci-fi to self-help
and more, you're sure to find something to fit your taste.
- Sample titles that will be available at launch.
At Risk
by Patricia Cornwell from Putnam.
Number 9 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction best seller list.*
Freakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner from PerfectBound and Harper Collins.
Number 2 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best seller list.
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown from Anchor and Random House.
Number 7 on the New York Times Paperback Fiction best seller list.
Digging to America
by Anne Tyler from Knopf Publishing.
Number 23 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction best seller list.
- Categories that will be available.
Biography
Business
Entertainment
Fiction and Literature
Games
Graphics
Health, Mind and Body
Mystery and Thrillers
Nature
Politics and Government
Resources and Reference
Self Help and Improvement
Science Fiction
Technology
Thrillers
Posted by Bill Trippe at July 25, 2006 3:22 PM
