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Sony and E Ink are Making a Digital Paper Notepad and it Looks Awesome (Video)

Matthew Marchesano — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:15:11 +0000

I’m an all-day note-taker—my day’s or week’s itinerary, messages to give to someone else, story ideas, ramblings, etc. Unfortunately I’m also a bit of a messy … well, unorganized person, I admit. And as you may guess, those two personality traits usually add up, for me, to lots of unorganized, folded pieces of paper in [...]

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Sony Xperia Tablet Z Available for US Pre-Orders Starting at $500

Adrian Diaconescu — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:45:08 +0000

Who said high-end 10-inch Android tablets are not attractive anymore just because they’re much pricier than 7-inchers like the Nexus 7 or Amazon’s Kindle Fires? Well, a lot of people, but Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z is bound to make you rethink that. With a splendid design resembling the Xperia Z phone, a stunning Full HD [...]

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Morning Links: Kobo unveils a new HD reader

Joanna Cabot — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:06:12 +0000

Sony Launches Discover Map Feature on Reader Store (Good e-Reader) Books to Help Kids Talk About Boston Marathon News (GalleyCat) Kobo Unveils Aura HD, a High-Definition Reader (Digital Book World) Enough About Data Caps, They are a Terrible Idea (Paid Content) Kindle Daily Deals: Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther Kind Jr. (and 3 [...]

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Sony Takes $50 Off Xperia Tablet S Price, Also Offers A Free “Casual Cover”

Adrian Diaconescu — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:28:58 +0000

Today is Presidents’ Day and that’s reason for celebration not only for Dell, but also for Sony. The latter isn’t exactly as generous as the former, but we still have awesome news for folks that are in the market for a decently priced 10-inch tablet. The Xperia Tablet S, released less than five months ago, [...]

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Sony Xperia Tablet S now available for purchase

a TeleRead Contributor — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:36:06 +0000

By Robert Nelson | for Technology Tell Sony unveiled the Xperia Tablet S back in late-August during IFA, and it looks like the tablet has since come available for purchase. Those interested will be able to make the purchase by way of the Sony Store, where the tablet is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models. The tablets [...]

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J&R lists the Sony Reader PRS-T2 for pre-order, has it priced at a cool $130

a TeleRead Contributor — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:05:21 +0000

By Robert Nelson Details for the Sony Reader PRS-T2 have been floating around for some time now, mostly due to an FCC filing that arrived back in early July. That bit aside though, it looks like the e-reader is just about ready for a primetime release. So far we have yet to see anything official [...]

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In UK, Sony discounts ten e-books to 20p; price-matcher Amazon gets the blame

Chris Meadows — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 05:13:20 +0000

I hadn’t been aware of this until just today, probably because it happened on the other side of the Atlantic, but in recent weeks there’s been a bit of a furor over Amazon UK listing several e-books for only 20 pence each. It turns out, though, that this isn’t Amazon’s “fault”—Amazon is only pricematching Sony. [...]

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Sony announces motion-sensitive Harry Potter spellbook for PlayStation Move

Chris Meadows — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:11:19 +0000

In case you were wondering, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling isn’t finished innovating in digital storytelling with Pottermore. At E3 yesterday, Sony announced an interactive storybook/game called “Book of Spells,” first in a series of interactive storybooks called “Wonderbook,” with all-new content written by Rowling. The game turns Sony’s PS Move motion-sensitive wand into a [...]

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Sony e-reader sells 500,000 units in Europe

Chris Meadows — Tue, 29 May 2012 04:14:04 +0000

French book news site ActuaLitté reports (in French) that Sony’s PRS T1 149-Euro touchscreen e-reader has sold over 500,000 units in Europe—reportedly not far behind the sales of Amazon’s Kindle. It’s a little tricky to make sense of the Google-translated text, but ActuaLitté seems to report that the Sony’s biggest problem is the lack of [...]

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Used games killing game industry, game developer claims; what about used books?

Chris Meadows — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:39:18 +0000

Here’s another story of a developer railing against used video games. Although it may not seem to have relevance to e-books at first, I think this story demonstrates the way the gaming industry and the publishing industry are struggling with some similar issues in the digital age. In an interview with GamesIndustry International, Silicon Knights [...]

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CNET video briefly compares tablets, Kindle as holiday gifts

Chris Meadows — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:37:50 +0000

CNET has a 3-minute video that bills itself as a “Buyer’s Guide” for tablets and e-readers, though it primarily focuses on tablets, and mostly the more expensive tablets—the iPad, the Galaxy S, and Sony’s Android tablet (which I hadn’t heard of before). It paints this trio of $499 tablets as the main attraction for buyers [...]

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New Kindle price model may present quandary to competitors

Chris Meadows — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:33:10 +0000

Yesterday, perhaps hoping to stage a preemptive strike on Amazon, Barnes & Noble announced a new cooperative venture with self-publisher Lulu.com, which is supposed to make it easier for Lulu customers to get their books published as Nook e-books. However, given that B&N was already partnering with Lulu on self-publishing e-books, it is entirely unclear [...]

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Sony Reader Wi-Fi available for pre-order

Chris Meadows — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:41:24 +0000

For those who favor the Sony Reader, Engadget reports that the latest version, with wi-fi and a Pearl e-ink touchscreen, has just become available for pre-order for $149.99 from Sony’s website. The device will ship sometime around October 16th. I have my doubts that Sony is going to have staying power in the e-reader biz [...]

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New Sony Reader includes wi-fi, free Harry Potter e-book

Chris Meadows — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:33:29 +0000

More details are coming out about Sony’s latest entry into the e-reader market, the T1. At 168g (5.9 oz), the device is touted as the lightest e-reader ever, with a 6” touchscreen display, stylus, and built-in wi-fi access. The wi-fi will allow purchases from Sony’s on-line bookstore, and also borrowing e-books wirelessly from libraries that [...]

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New Sony e-reader spotted on Dutch website

Chris Meadows — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:47:51 +0000

Seemingly relegated to the also-ran position by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, and possibly even Kobo, Sony is still not giving up the e-reader fight just yet. Engadget reports on finding a new wi-fi-equipped Sony PRS-T1 e-reader for sale on a Dutch webpage. The device hews to the standard black, angular Sony style, and Engadget [...]

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