{"id":1,"date":"2008-12-17T10:11:50","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T15:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2009-01-16T15:02:31","modified_gmt":"2009-01-16T20:02:31","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Sony eBook Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a reader, and like everybody else I can see that times are changing for one of the oldest, user friendly technologies\u00c2\u00a0 we’ve got.\u00c2\u00a0 BOOKS!<\/strong> And that being the case, encouraged by dwindling paperback selection in stores and rising prices, it’s clear to me that Ebooks or eBooks or e-books or Digital Books or whatever you want to call them, are going to be the way of the future.<\/p>\n

Sony PRS700 Reader<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 Pricey at $399.99<\/strong><\/p>\n

I didn’t think I could make the leap. I work on a computer, watch movies and television on screens. I used to swear up and down I’d never use an Ebook or Ebook Reader for fun and relaxation. Then I met one of these. Check out the features here<\/a>.
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The Sony PRS700<\/span> Reader Digital Book – eBook Reader<\/p>\n

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eBook Reader $399.99!<\/p><\/div>\n

The E Ink\u00c2\u00ae “Electronic Paper” is a new experience, and is a break for “monitor” eyes. None of that plasma glow, it even comes with a light so you can read in bed or on a flight.<\/p>\n

Access to a Sony eBook store comes with it. The eBook prices are high, and I really think that’ll be the only thing standing in the way of these things taking off.<\/p>\n

Come on, $24.95 for Stephen King’s The Shining. <\/em>Nothing personal Mr. King, I love the book but I read it 30 years ago! (Might be time for a discount…)<\/p>\n

Anyway, there’s an interesting selection there, though I have to reiterate that the prices are still more than anyone should have to part with for a digital file. (Like they are for ebooks everywhere online.) On the bright side, it guarantees we’ll see them at Pirate Bay.<\/p>\n

Regardless, this machine presented very well in a leather case–was easy to use and easy on the eyes and actually got me thinking I could relax with it.
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