Comments on: U.K. news: Sony Reader about to go on sale at Waterstones—and apparently be ePub capable

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:52:15 +0000

Just updated original item. Thanks, Dan! David

By: Dan Jackson

Dan Jackson — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:25:45 +0000

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1576

By: Alan Wallcraft

Alan Wallcraft — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:05:53 +0000

Waterstones’ ebooks will apparently be ePub, so the long awaited Adobe Digital Editions upgrade to the PRS-505 must be slated for September. See http://www.thebookseller.com/news/63631-waterstones-to-stock-sony-reader.html

By: Dan Jackson

Dan Jackson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:58:23 +0000

@Simon Dick - I think it’s more likely that it’s referring to some sort of kiosk in Waterstones’ stores, since it specifically says “Waterstones customers”. I seriously doubt it’ll have any sort of Kindle-like free wireless access on it.

By: Simon Dick

Simon Dick — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:53:04 +0000

I like the bit “will be able to download e-books directly on to their Sony Reader device” in addition to USB, that makes it sound like a possible new version, not just a UK release of the 505, here’s hoping!

By: Dan Jackson

Dan Jackson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:20:58 +0000

Excellent news. I look forward to seeing what their pricing structure will be like.