Digital Book Readers

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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Sony Digital Book Readers

Sony Digital Book Readers are devices that many avid book readers are fast becoming dependent upon. What does this small device (or gadget as many would call it) offer that is resulting in this ebook reading device selling so much around the world. People are becoming more  nature friendly,  and are turning , more and more, to  digital book readers to save paper, production costs and transport that is used in the publishing of  millions of books  every year.

First of all, Sony digital book readers allow users to change from book to book extremely quickly, which is a very attractive feature to many readers. Get tired of one book; you can simply switch books in less than a few seconds. Even when you change books, you do not loose your page, as the ebook reading device stores to it’s memory the point where you stopped. Many users of this amazing device are also claiming that it’s  improving their reading speed. The text is very legible on the e-paper, and Sony have made it so that there is less text per page, this results in larger text.

With other digital book readers, many users have complained that it is very straining on their eyes because they have to look so closely to read the small text. Sony also debated whether to include a backlight, so users could read in the night, but finally did not. A lot of users claim that this was a good decision, as the backlight could be quite irritating to the eyes, and it would also considerably lower the battery life. The battery on Sony digital book readers lasts for many weeks, without having to charge it once. Also if you would like to read in the dark, you can simply attach a small light, which are readily available at Amazon, to the top of the eBook Reading Device.

The Sony and Kindle by Amazon are often compared, and are said to be two of the top digital book readers. I have used both and would have to definitely say the Sony comes out on top, both with its capabilities, and its looks. The Sony has a much more attractive, aluminum look to it, where as the Kindle has a more plasticy  look, which is not so attractive, in my opinion. Furthermore, the Sony is almost a hundred dollars less than the Kindle!

On another note, downloading files (ebooks) to  Sony digital book readers is very simple and fast. You cannot download wireless like you can with the Kindle, but I for one do not mind this that much, and it does pay to plan the books you require before you leave on, say, a vacation. The obvious downside is that you have to have access to a computer to add new books, so it is highly recommended that you  load your digital book reader with books if you know you will not be having computer access for a while.

All in all, Sony Digital Book Readers are definitely an ebook reading device worth investing in. Even if you are not a huge reader, and I’m well aware these things are not cheap, you can still benefit from any one of the Sony digital book readers time and time again. Going on a trip? Put a few articles or books on there and keep yourself occupied. The look, the spec and the bargain price of the Sony range all make it them the best digital book readers available out there right now!

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