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New York Times, Others Coming to an e-Reader Near You Soon?

Worf — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:05:13 EDT

Sony may not own PDF, but you can probably bet they're gonna make sure that you have to convert it to their proprietary eBook format first. Sure, their page says it supports PDF, and few other open formats, but check the footnote, it says some formats may have to be converted. And if you want a sense to see how the conversion program feels like, look at the NetMD - great concept, but the software sucked so badly, well... it turned a potentially great idea into a flop. Or the early Sony "MP3" players - sure they played MP3s, after transcoding to ATRAC. Of course, perhaps you're lucky and they do support PDF natively... maybe, maybe not. Given Sony's record, typically not.

Worf

New York Times, Others Coming to an e-Reader Near You Soon?

jonyah — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:40:49 EDT

hey guys, get the facts before you comment. You don't need an extra battery for the ebook reader, a single charge is good for 7,500 page turns. As for sony propietary data, I never knew Sony owned PDF, oh ya, they don't. Secure digital cards? Nope, also not sony propietary. Who doesn't have a few of those lieing around not being used. Don't forget the internal memeory you already have in the machine. I will be first in line to get one of these, though this is the first I've heard about the illiad, so I'll definitely check that out too. The sooner I get an ebook reader based on e-ink, the happier I'll be.

jonyah

New York Times, Others Coming to an e-Reader Near You Soon?

quen — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:07:53 EDT

Iliad is going to cost more than Sony's reader, I think â¬540 was quoted (would probably be $500 in US), comparing to the $350 supposed price for Sony's reader. It's also larger, isn't it? I think a smaller format makes more sense for reading novels, although obviously the larger one will be much better for papers etc.

quen

New York Times, Others Coming to an e-Reader Near You Soon?

wohho — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:59:19 EDT

Dude, eff Sony and their proprietary BS, the Illiad from iRex is where it's at. Touch screen with recordable stylus input, mp3 playback, integrated ethernet port, SD drive, amazingly crisp 160 dpi resolution. I'm on board if it falls under the $300 mark. Check out the insane screen caps after the jump: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5582

wohho

New York Times, Others Coming to an e-Reader Near You Soon?

Aaron Stein — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:40:59 EDT

i would use something that: 1) comes on pretty much instantly, 2) downloaded the morning paper or magazine quickly with no fuss or bother, same for ebooks and 3) would also check my email and maybe a couple of web sites like Gizmodo.

Aaron Stein

New York Times, Others Coming to an e-Reader Near You Soon?

limiter — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:41:57 EDT

$400 + whatever the media costs + extra battery pack + car charger + titanium-graphite-honeycomb shell + warranty plan + plastic screen protector + leather case + Wifi card = I'll keep killing trees and buy my books printed on paper.

limiter

New York Times, Others Coming to an e-Reader Near You Soon?

sammykrupa — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:51:28 EDT

Great! I am totally into this Sony Reader! Now I have a great idea for Sony's business plan: release your products!

sammykrupa