Comments on: New Sony Reader - and a renewed commitment http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:08:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Richard Herley http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-921734 Richard Herley Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:44:15 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-921734 This is the bit that caught my attention (though the new hardware looks very nice): <i>He feels that ebooks are now “at their time” or only a short way from it.</i> This is the bit that caught my attention (though the new hardware looks very nice):

He feels that ebooks are now “at their time” or only a short way from it.

]]> By: lumbagooo http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-921470 lumbagooo Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:11:21 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-921470 touchscreen yes , dictionary lookup no :-( poor foreigners like me maybe later on ? touchscreen yes , dictionary lookup no
:-( poor foreigners like me
maybe later on ?

]]> By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-921149 Rob Preece Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:55:13 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-921149 Hi Mike, Yes, sorry--price of conversion is covered in the NDA. Igorsk, thanks--I'll check out Calibre. It doesn't address my primary concern, though--low-cost access to the Sony Connect store. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com Hi Mike,

Yes, sorry–price of conversion is covered in the NDA.

Igorsk, thanks–I’ll check out Calibre. It doesn’t address my primary concern, though–low-cost access to the Sony Connect store.

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-921035 Mike Cane Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:48:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-921035 >>>PRS without Sony resources would probably die. Then BeBook and Astak are mirages? >>>PRS without Sony resources would probably die.

Then BeBook and Astak are mirages?

]]> By: Paul Biba http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-920996 Paul Biba Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:08:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-920996 According to the E-Ink fellow Sony did it's own electronics. According to the E-Ink fellow Sony did it’s own electronics.

]]> By: igorsk http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-920970 igorsk Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:45:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-920970 Rob, just use Calibre (ex-libprs500), like Fictionwise and Baen do. No need to rely on Sony here. Brian, it reads the same formats as PRS-505: PDF, TXT, RTF, BBeB(LRF) and EPUB (plus GIF/PNG/JPG pictures and AAC/MP3 audio). Paul, so Sony actually use their own sceen controller? Or it's the previously announced Epson chip after all? Rob, just use Calibre (ex-libprs500), like Fictionwise and Baen do. No need to rely on Sony here.
Brian, it reads the same formats as PRS-505: PDF, TXT, RTF, BBeB(LRF) and EPUB (plus GIF/PNG/JPG pictures and AAC/MP3 audio).
Paul, so Sony actually use their own sceen controller? Or it’s the previously announced Epson chip after all?

]]> By: Cerebus http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-920969 Cerebus Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:44:15 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-920969 """ Again, a corporate restructuring which typically is only done when a company is deeply committed to a product. """ Or when preparing to spin off or sell off. PRS without Sony resources would probably die. In re: formats: Same as current, plus DRM ePub. No mobi. “”"
Again, a corporate restructuring which typically is only done when a company is deeply committed to a product.
“”"

Or when preparing to spin off or sell off. PRS without Sony resources would probably die.

In re: formats: Same as current, plus DRM ePub. No mobi.

]]> By: Brian Carnell http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-920927 Brian Carnell Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:53:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-920927 Anything on formats that this thing will read? Anything on formats that this thing will read?

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-920924 Mike Cane Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:52:43 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-920924 Rob: How costly? Or is that under NDA? Rob: How costly? Or is that under NDA?

]]> By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-920910 Rob Preece Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:39:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-920910 Great news that Sony is committed to the business. Competition makes everyone stronger. I think $399 for a non-wireless version, though, sounds a little high. I hope part of Sony's new reader will include renewed outreach to small publishers who were put off by the costly conversion payments required to put our books on the Sony retail platform. This is definitely an area where Mobipocket/Kindle (and Fictionwise) have done things right. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com Great news that Sony is committed to the business. Competition makes everyone stronger. I think $399 for a non-wireless version, though, sounds a little high.

I hope part of Sony’s new reader will include renewed outreach to small publishers who were put off by the costly conversion payments required to put our books on the Sony retail platform. This is definitely an area where Mobipocket/Kindle (and Fictionwise) have done things right.

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-920896 Mike Cane Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:20:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-920896 Nice write-up, Paul. I haven't done mine yet (the world economy keeps distracting me by committing suicide piece-by-piece!). But no blink? I did see blink on turning pages, but not anything else. Nice write-up, Paul. I haven’t done mine yet (the world economy keeps distracting me by committing suicide piece-by-piece!).

But no blink? I did see blink on turning pages, but not anything else.

]]> By: Sir Marky http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/10/03/new-sony-reader-and-a-renewed-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-920861 Sir Marky Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:23:58 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=12275#comment-920861 Europe? Release date? When? Europe?
Release date?
When?

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