Sony is no longer in the ebook reader business (not outside of Japan, anyway), but you can still get a Sony Reader for dirt cheap in the US. There’s a listing at TigerDirect for a refurbished Sony PRS-T2 for only $29. That’s a pretty deep discount when you consider the retail price for a new […]
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Sony Reader Kobo eBook Store Tutorial (Video)
The other day when I discovered that the Kobo ebook store is now available on my Sony Reader PRS-T2, I found that the setup and Kobo store was a bit confusing. Kobo does things a little differently than Sony, so it takes some getting used to at first. Now that I’ve got everything figured out, […]
Kobo Store Access Now Available From Sony Reader Devices (Updated)
When Sony announced that they would be closing their ebook store in North America, they decided that it would be best to send all their customer accounts to Kobo. One of the assurances they made was that the last three generations of Sony Readers, the PRS-T1, T2, and T3, would get access to the Kobo […]
New Retailer Emerges in US for Sony’s DPT-S1 Digital Paper PDF Reader
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. A new reseller for the Sony DPT-S1 PDF Reader has emerged in the United States. The bad news is they are currently out-of-stock and aren’t selling any at the moment. At least one person on MobileRead was able to buy one, and without the hassle of […]
Sony DPT-S1 PDF Reader Selling for Ridiculous Prices Online
Sony is one of the most perplexing companies sometimes. They led the way into the dedicated E Ink ebook reader market; they opened ebook stores in several countries—now just a few years later they’ve decided to back out of the ebook industry almost entirely. Sony may have given up on ebooks, but they are still […]
Sony Exiting eBook Markets in Europe and Australia
Now that the Sony to Kobo transition is complete in the United States and Canada, Sony has announced that they are exiting other markets too. The Sony ebook stores in Europe and Australia are being closed down and all accounts are being sent to Kobo. It’s not surprising given the closures in the North America […]
First Look at Sony’s 13.3″ PDF Reader U.S. Edition (Video)
Last month Sony announced that their 13.3″ E Ink digital paper PDF reader would be coming to the United States through a company called Worldox. Up until then it had only been available in Japan. The device, dubbed the Sony DPTS1 Digital Paper, is being marketed to business professionals as a paper replacement system, not […]
Firmware Updates Now Available for Sony PRS-T1, T2, and T3 eBook Readers
Now that Sony has closed down their ebook business in the United States and Canada, and have successfully transitioned most of their customers’ ebook libraries over to Kobo, they are wrapping up loose ends by issuing firmware updates to the last three generations of Sony ebook readers. The main thing the update does is swap […]