Waterstones, the High Street book store with a massive online presence, have just announced they will be selling 2 new models of the ever popular Sony digital book reader. These are available topre order from Waterstones online store on or after Thursday 27th August.
The good news is that the dispatch date of Thursday 10th September is a full week before other retailers will be dispatching their orders. With the recent ebook reader price reductions, the New Sony Digital Book Reader is now firmly in the affordable gadget zone.
Also as a thank you to their cardholders for ordering early, Waterstones are giving away 500 bonus points to purchasers of the Sony Reader Pocket Edition, and for purchasers of the Sony Reader Touch Edition a 1000 point bonus, and you can just sign up for your card prior to your purchase.
All customers who pre order either Sony Digital Book Reader qualify for a free download of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, when it becomes available in ebook format
The 2 new models available from Waterstone’s are:
The Sony Touch Edition PRS-600
This new Touch edition Sony digital book reader is an updated and upgraded version of their earlier model. It comes with touch screen technology and is supplied with a stylus that allows you to highlight text, make notes and export via the supplied Mac or PC software. The 512 mb of internal memory means you can upload and store as many as 350 average size books, more than enough reading material to be getting on with.
This models 6 inch eInk screen has a paper like apperance, full touch control and you are able to select one of the 5 pre loaded textsizes which makes reading this ebook reader easy on the eyes. Search for words or passages in the books stored on the internal memoryfor quick navigation or use the built in Oxford British and American English dictionary if you are not sure of any words meaning.
The Sony Touch Edition eBook Reader comes in two colours, either black or silver, and will retail at £249.99.
The Sony Pocket Edition PRS-300
The entry level eBook reader Sony Pocket Edition is designed to be a more affordable alternative ebook reader to its big brother the Sony Touch Edition. It is being hailed as the lightest ebook reader to date, coming in at a featherweight 220grams, just a shade under half a pound (8oz) in old money, it is also available in two colours, pink or silver, and will retail at a shockingly affordable £179.99.
The slim and compact design makes it easy to take your reader with you anywhere and the 125mm eInk screen, with paper like readability, makes reading on this device easy and enjoyable. You are also able to choose any one of the three text sizes to further enhance your reading enjoyment. Included in the price is a carrying pouch and USB Cable.
Both of the new Sony Digital Book Reader models provide support for the popular ePub and PDF file formats so you can open and read any one of Waterstones selection of over twelve thousand ebooks. Both models also sport eInk screen technology that lets you use the device even in bright sunlight and gives speedier page turns than any previous Sony Digital Book Reader model. From a single charge you are able to use the reader for up to 2 weeks and you can easily chargeyour Sony digital book reader by simply plugging the device into your PC or Mac, with the USB cable supplied in the box.
This article was first published at Revolutionary Wireless Reading Device
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