And lo, the slim and cheap Sony Readers we heard about have arrived, and only the flagship Daily Edition dons a 3G coat. All models have new Pearl e-ink displays, and 2GB of memory.
Rumour is that there’s a new batch of Sony Readers coming soon: the PRS-350 and the PRS-650. They are described as being under 10mm thick and all-around better than previous models.
In case you missed Giz Explains the other day – which lays out the entire ebook format and DRM landscape – the iPad will support DRM-free ePub books, in case you’ve got some on your Sony Reader or B&N Nook. If you’ve got a Kindle on the other hand, you’re SOL, since it uses its very own ebook format. [Apple]
It started with Sony. Like most poorly thought-out format ideas from the Japanese titan, 2004′s Librie ereader promised a revolutionary new way to perform an act you never realised needed an overhaul. Reading.
PC Pro reviewed the iRiver Story. And to no one’s surprise, it’s not a bad eBook/PDF reader, but it’s too expensive compared to more established competitors.
Last week came news of a fresh reader from BeBook. Now Pioneer announces a new e-reader, the DreamBook eReader+, and the specs don’t look half bad.
Sony, which we’ve blasted in the past for an insistence on proprietary formats, will support the open standard ePub format for its ebook readers. Open, of course, doesn’t mean “free of DRM”: This is really a jab at Amazon.
