Before you buy a newspaper or magazine subscription for your Kindle, Nook, Sony, or other ebook reader, you should try using Calibre’s news fetch feature first. While reviewing the Graphite Kindle DX this past week, I download the Kindle Edition of USA Today and compared it to Calibre’s free version—the results were surprising. First off, […]
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Get a Sony Reader PRS-505 for $99
BooksAMillion is not only giving away Sony Readers this month, they are also selling the PRS-505 for just $99, or $89.10 for those with a club card. They have the silver model and the red one pictured left. The Sony Reader PRS-505 is one of if not the most popular Sony Reader of all time. […]
Sony Readers On Sale – New eReader on the Way?
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. […]
Sony’s New Reader Library Program
Sony issued a press release on Tuesday, June 29th—Library Advocacy Day—announcing the Reader Library program, a new initiative to help promote and expand ebooks in public libraries. The Reader Library program provides public libraries with educational material about ebooks and digital reading devices. The program educates librarians about ebooks and ebook readers, and gives library […]
Limited Edition Sony Pocket Bundle
SonyStyle is offering a new bundle for the Reader Pocket Edition to promote the upcoming Sony Pictures movie, Eat, Pray, and Love—starring Julia Roberts. The movie comes out August 13th. Here’s the trailer. The bundle package comes with a silver Sony Pocket Edition, a special Eat, Pray, Love-themed cover, and a code to download the […]
Sony Readers on Sale at Sony.com
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 […]
Some Deals for Sony Readers at Newegg
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.