Reader 
300K Sony Readers Sold(0)
Sony has revealed that it has sold 300,000 of its digital e-book Reader globally since the device was launched in October 2006 and that it is working on a wireless version of the product to rival Amazon.com’s Kindle. So far three million books have been downloaded from its online library, which is home to 57,000 [...]
Red Reader now available in UK via John Lewis
The Sangria Red edition of the PRS-505 Reader will be making its debut in the UK very shortly courtesy of an exclusive deal with department store John Lewis. The red version of Sony’s second-gen Reader has been on sale in the US for a couple of months now and comes with a slimline red case [...]
Debbie Macomber Special Edition Reader Digital Book
Available now, the Special Edition Debbie Macomber Reader Digital Book bundle includes two eBook coupon codes for eBook download discounts and a free download bundle from The eBook Store from Sony. It also includes a custom skin from SkinIt and access to download the Cedar Cove map, a letter from Debbie and two knitting patterns.
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Sony Reader PRS-700 Released
Since Sony launched its Reader Revolution campaign, they figured it is time to prep a new Reader and today a new model saw the light - PRS-700. A new touch screen has been embedded into its 6 inch LCD, so a book lover could easily flip pages as if it was a real book and [...]
iBook (aka Stanza) Will Put A Huge Dent Into The Sony Reader, Kindle
There is a program for the iPhone and iTouch called Stanza. This program allows users to fully customize and enjoy book reading down to chapter selection, font, color, search, and so much more. The interface is so fast under the powerful and fluid-capable specs of the iPhone. I somewhat lust to see a color-capable Sony [...]
Reader Revolution
It’s no secret that the world is reading less and less as the Internet becomes more prevelent - it’s truly pathetic that we are distancing ourselves more and more from the written word. Sony and Amazon are trying to change that by introducing books into the digital age, and have been somewhat successful in doing [...]
Sony Reader To Be Launched In The Netherlands in 2009
After a successful launch in the UK, the Reader continues it’s march across Europe over the coming months. Already due to hit France and Germany later this year, Sony’s PRS-505 will now be coming to The Netherlands in 2009 according to Dutch daily De Telegraaf. The article doesn’t give a lot of detail, but the [...]
Target to Sell Sony Reader
Well, I suppose in a certain sense this is another one of those signs that tell you we are living in the preconcieved notion of the future. The Sony Reader (PRS-505) is coming to Target on September 14th, which will enable millions of consumers worldwide access to a device and therefore a technology that is [...]
Sony Reader Event In NYC On October 2nd
CNet’s Crave gadget blog (who we love dearly for their consistent links to Sony Insider) left a note by their blog stating that they received an invitation to a special Sony Reader event on October 2nd in New York City. The image supplied with the invite simply states “Join Sony Electronics as we open a [...]
Penn State University to pilot Sony Reader
Here’s a great initiative that caught my eye. Penn State University has teamed up with Sony to begin a year-long project that will start this fall, in which Penn State will pilot Sony’s latest digital book reader. Sony has donated 100 of the devices to the university libraries as part of the project which aims [...]
Reader Firmware Update Brings EPUB Support and PDF Reflow
Hot on the tail of the announcement yesterday by Sony that the Reader will be coming to the UK in September, we have more great news today for Reader owners or for those thinking of purchasing the unit. Sony USA today announced the release of a much anticipated firmware update for the PRS-505 that brings [...]
Sony eReader coming to the UK
News of Sony eReader UK pre-orders are hitting the web, so we wanted to rejoice with our European brothers and sisters who have been looking forward to the day when Sony Reader hits the shores of Europe. No more need to import this delicate device from the US, and we are sure that eBooks in [...]
Waterstone’s purportedly in deal to sell Reader in UK
After several months of rumor, the UK newspaper The Independent is reaffirming that Waterstone’s, the UK’s leading chain of bookstores, has supposedly signed a deal to distribute the Sony Reader in the UK via its stores, with a launch slated for this autumn. The deal has yet to be comfirmed by Sony, but if true, [...]
