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CNN Story about Sony's "latest salvo" into eReader Wars
Looked for this but may have missed it... if this is a duplicate thread, feel free to close this one.
I just found the following article on CNN Money about the new Sony readers coming out: Sony fires latest salvo in e-reader war Here is an excerpt: Quote:
Or am I misinterpreting this? Other interesting quotes: Quote:
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Hmm, that last quote does imply a lot!
And that about the 6 PC's/Devices, it sounds like the mobipocket way of allowing several devices... Quote:
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You can borrow eBooks from the library if the library has Overdrive eBooks. You can get PDF and maybe ePub. My local library supports Mobipocket, ePub, and PDF.
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That quote about the combination of 6 PCs and e-reader devices, refers (I believe) to what has always been in place: One can have a total of 6 devices (PCs/Readers) authorized and registered in one's account.
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Pretty exciting announcement from Sony. If the software shapes up I'd consider switching from Kindle.
So "Owners of the Sony devices can download ebooks in the library for 21 days. " is referring to the actual public library? I was a bit unsure about this comment, I initially thought it was saying you can share your ebooks to other ebook devices for a limited time? I wish publishers would understand that sharing books with other physical devices isn't the problem, it's the people who upload their ebooks as a torrent. I want to be able to share the book I purchased with my family and friends like I would a traditional book. If that means the ebook can only be opened in one location at a time I am fine with that (like a paper book, it can only be in one place at a time), but current DRM just sucks. |
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Overall, a vaguely written article! |
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So, it's a non-issue here. There was a trial somewhere about lending ebooks. Never heard of it again. I don't know any library that lends out ebooks.
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I borrow ebooks from the library on occasion and load them on my Sony. My local library only has mobi, and pdf currently, but the reflow for the pdf's are not that bad... for a free loan. I am hoping they will go with ePub soon.
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I found a link once on my local library's home page to an ebook download service. Then they added new content to the home page a few days later and removed the link. I've several times asked librarians about their ebook service, but no-one knows anything about it - they think I mean their music and audio book services. The interesting thing is I can still access the page (it's some external service) and download books using my library card. There's no interesting content though, so it's not of much use.
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The other thing I found wrong in the article was... "The company is also lowering prices of ebooks. New releases and best-sellers will all be $9.99, matching Amazon’s (AMZN) price point for the first time."
The bestsellers on Amazon are 9.99 not new releases so Sony actually beats, not matches, Amazon on this point. e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Sidney-Sheldon...9915005&sr=1-3 Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game (Kindle Edition) Kindle Price: $14.29 & includes wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/sid...20the%20Game_1 Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game List Price: $25.99 save 62.0% You Pay: $9.99 Last edited by kikar; 08-10-2009 at 10:40 AM. Reason: add example |
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Mine too..
Sony can't realistically compete with Amazon's buying power and clout in the book selling market. No single manufacturer can.. So they have to try and encourage diversity, or they will have nobody to sell to. No media, no media playing device sales. It just happens that for once, the interests of the company are compatible with our interests. ![]() E-book/app/music stores tied to one device are only good for the maker of the device. Not for the buyer or the media producer. It creates closed walled garden environments that keep device users buying the same brand over and over, and given enough users, could keep publishers from publishing in different formats. Hopefully Sony and others will have built up a big enough following before the Kindle arrives anywhere outside America with it's one store, one format, one device model. Having looked at the ePub DRM system, it seems to be not as bad as DRM systems go (unless I'm missing something obvious). And at least allows people to change devices without losing their books, or having to remember where they bought each book and go back and register and re download for the new reader. |
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[QUOTE=purl4peace;548739]
I'm not sure if I understand this... does this mean that Sony is going to start offering EPUB formats which can be shared with other non-Sony readers?/QUOTE] No, essentially they're stating what already exists. One can check-out ADE (PDF/ePUB) books from the public library* and buy books from BoB and other vendors that sell ADE books. =X= * Most public libraries support PDF and MOBI as an eBook format, and a few are offering ePUB. |
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I don’t think they would be referring to your public library and quote a 21 day limit as every libraries check out time limits are specific to themselves. This is just my opinion. Last edited by switchman2210; 08-11-2009 at 07:42 PM. |
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Lots of misinformation here from a reporter who clearly didn't understand the medium.
The "library books for 21 days" refers to the public libraries that offer Overdrive. There are plenty of libraries with this service; check the Wiki link at the top of the forum. The EPUB reference means that the 1 million free Google books are in EPUB format. If Sony decides to offer books for sale in EPUB, I think that'd be a bigger press release. |
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