The eBook Reader Blog

If you are curious about the Sony Pocket’s PDF displaying capabilities, check out the new PRS-350 PDF review page for all the details. There are 8 huge pictures and another lengthy video review. And in case you missed it, I just updated the main Sony Pocket review to add six pictures showing each different font [...]

This is a quick note to mention that the review for the new Pocket Edition is now finished and can be found on the Sony PRS-350 Review page. Also, here is the link for the PDF review for the Pocket Edition. Both reviews include several pictures and a video in addition to the written review. [...]

I just finished uploading this Sony Pocket Edition video review on YouTube and figured I’d go ahead and post it here now while I continue to work on the written review over the weekend. The written review and photos will be added to the dedicated Sony PRS-350 review page, which currently lists the specs and [...]

The Sony PRS-350 is now listed as “In Stock” on the Sony Style website and I just received an email saying that mine has been shipped—pity it’s a Friday. The PRS-650, however, hasn’t shipped yet and is still listed as pre-order. It’s expected ship date is September 16th. While checking around on some of the [...]

Now that the new Sony Readers were officially announced a couple of days ago, more details about the technology used for the touchscreens are coming out, along with the user manuals and videos for both the PRS-350 and PRS-650. If you missed the details about the new Sony Readers, the big news is that they [...]

Details of Sony’s new line of ebook readers are starting to roll in. Sony unveiled 3 new ereaders on September 1st, all upgrades of the current Sony Touch, Pocket, and Daily Editions. The big news about these new Sony Readers is that they all have touchscreens and all use the new Pearl displays from E [...]

The picture shown above is from Engadget. If it is indeed authentic, then we’ve got some really big news about the new Sony Readers, most notably the touchscreen. If Sony has managed to find a way to remove the additional layer over the E Ink screen, then the new PRS-350 and PRS-650 could be huge. [...]

The prices of ereaders are dropping all the time. Sony Style now has the refurbished PRS-300 marked down to $99 and the refurbished PRS-600 marked down to $119. Refurbished products are often items that have been returned or ones that have had minor fixes, so they’re generally a good deal and this time, for an [...]

Finally a big price cut on a Sony Reader in the United Kingdom, the Sony Pocket Edition is down to £99 at Waterstones. The PRS-300 usually sells in the neighborhood of £129 – £169 in the UK, so that’s quite a decent amount of savings. Considering the new Kindle 3 starts at £109 for the [...]

Sony’s PR department needs some work. When Barnes and Noble and Amazon both dropped their prices on the Nook and Kindle last week, the internet was ablaze with Kindle and Nook news—and still is, in fact. But when Sony slashes the prices on their ereaders you could hear a pin drop in a silicone forest. [...]