Looking around the internet, there are a few different ebook readers currently on sale.

First, the Sony PRS-900 is selling for $249 from Amazon, Best Buy, and a few other electronics stores. That’s $50 less than it usually sells for and $150 less than its original price back in December.

The Cybook Opus is down to $168 at B&H Photo. Most other stores are selling it for $199. In the UK, Pixmania seems to have recently lowered the price for the Cybook Opus to £165. Last week it was listed at 7 pounds higher.

B&H Photo also appears to have the lowest price on the Sony PRS-300 at $138.99, about $10 less than other websites. The PRS-600 can found for as low as $152 at Amazon.

In the UK, the Sony ereaders are finally starting to drop in price slightly. The PRS-600 is selling for £187 from Amazon UK and regualry sells for £194 from Play.com. The PRS-300 is £127 on Amazon UK.

From Sony Style Canada, the Sony PRS-300 is marked down to $179 from $199 and the PRS-600 is down $20 as well to $229.

Lastly, if you are looking to get an Aluratek Libre, Borders now sells it for $119 at regular price, which is typically $10 – $50 less than anywhere else.

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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.

When the Sony Touch was first released back in August 2009, it retailed for $299. And the Pocket Edition sold for $199. In December, Sony released their first wireless ereader, the PRS-900, for a pricey $399.

Today, all three are listed much lower on many of the major websites—Sony Style, Amazon, Best Buy, etc.—but it goes unnoticed by the main-stream-media. The Touch Edition is down to $169, the Pocket Edition is $149, and the Daily Edition has been at $299 for several weeks now.

So why so little press coverage?

Not sure. But Sony isn’t helping themselves out by not issuing press releases about their new prices or promoting the sales more. They aren’t even advertising the ereader sale prices on the Sony Style homepage.

The most interesting of the three is the Touch Edition at $130 below its initial selling price and just $20 more than the smaller, feature-lacking PRS-300.

There could be a couple of reasons for this disparity in price.

Perhaps they simply haven’t been selling the PRS-600 as well as the 300 and have a larger inventory of them that they need to sell. Or it could mean the PRS-600 has seen its run and Sony is selling it super-cheap to clear inventory to introduce a new 6-inch ereader to take its place.

When Sony decides to release their next ereader, it will most likely be a 6-inch device because that is the most popular size for ebook readers. And the PRS-600 just doesn’t quite stack up with the Kindle 2 and Nook feature-wise; a lot of people complain about the reflectiveness of the touchscreen and lack of wireless.

So an updated 6-inch ereader from Sony makes the most sense. Maybe as soon as this month . . .

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Yet another week and another Sony Reader sale. This time Sony Style.com has all three readers on sale from now until June 19th. If you notice the prices versus the discounts, it appears that Sony has now lowered the MSRP on US prices just like they did with Canadian prices last week.

Save $20 instantly on the Sony Reader Pocket Edition™ (PRS-300), now just $149.99.

Save $50 instantly on the Sony Reader Touch Edition™ (PRS-600), now just $199.99.

Save $50 instantly on the Sony Reader Daily Edition™ (PRS-900BC), now just $299.99.

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Once again the prices on the Sony PRS-900 and PRS-600 have dropped at Newegg.com. This time the PRS-600 is down to $179 and the PRS-900 is at $329 again.

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Sony’s readers are always on sale lately, and this time the PRS-900 is down to $329 at Newegg.com with free shipping. The sale ends 5/31/10.

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Thanks to a tip at the Mobileread forums the Sony PRS-900 is on sale at Dell for just $299. They have the wrong picture up, but the rest of the specs check out. That's a great price considering all the features and accessories that it comes with.

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The Sony PRS-900 is currently on sale for $349 from
Amazon.com until May 22nd, a price drop of $50. Shipping is free.

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