The eBook Reader Blog

Yesterday I posted a video and first impressions review of the new Sony DPT-RP1, and some folks (myself included) were wondering how it compares to the Onyx Boox Max Carta. I don’t have access to the latter so this isn’t going to be a hands-on comparison, more of a general comparison outlining the main differences […]

Sony’s latest 13.3-inch Digital Paper PDF reader, the DPT-RP1, was released in the US earlier this week (and in Japan earlier this month). It’s a specialized device designed to replace paper in various business and academic fields, and it’s useful for a number of other PDF-related applications as well. The 1st gen Sony DPT-S1 was […]

Koji Seto has uploaded another in-depth video review showing the new 13.3-inch Sony DPT-RP1 PDF reader in action. Last week’s video review compared the new version with the 1st gen model and gave a general overview of the updated features. This week’s video goes more in-depth, showing how to load files onto the device and […]

One of the first in-depth reviews of the new Sony DPT-RP1 was uploaded to YouTube today. The video is in Japanese so I can’t understand a word of it and the translation feature on YouTube is so comically inaccurate that it’s no help, but the video is very long and shows a lot of the […]

Sony’s second generation 13.3-inch E Ink PDF ereader gets released in June. Up until now it’s only been shown as available in Japan, but now Sony has started accepting pre-orders for the new DPT-RP1 in the United States. Both Amazon and B&H have the new Sony listed to pre-order for $699, with the release date […]

Sony Japan uploaded a teaser video on YouTube showing their recently-unveiled 2nd generation PDF ereader, the DPT-RP1. It’s a specialized device with a 13.3-inch E Ink screen that is very lightweight and durable thanks to a plastic substrate instead of the usual glass. It has a higher resolution screen than the 1st gen model and […]

Last fall Sony discontinued their 1st generation specialized E Ink PDF reader, the DPT-S1, and now they’ve announced that a newer model is going to be getting released this summer. The new Digital Paper DPT-RP1 is a lot like the 1st gen model, but it adds a higher resolution 2200 x 1650 screen, a faster […]