Sony Reader: 'Borrow' e-books from public library for 21 days
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Sony to link Readers with libraries, allow e-book borrowing. Ars Technica: At a press event at the New York Public Library, Sony announced that its Reader hardware will soon be able to read digital books "borrowed" from local libraries, with a 21-day expiration date. By the holidays, the Reader lineup will be joined by a 3G-enabled wireless reader with a seven-inch screen. The Kindle killer arrives, to be called the Reader Daily Edition, $399. No waiting for new best sellers.
Engadget: Sony announces Reader Daily Edition, free library ebook checkouts: The Reader Daily Edition has a seven-inch touchscreen with 16 levels of gray as well as a AT&T 3G modem, enabling it to pull content wirelessly -- it'll launch in December for $400, and the 3G access will be free, but limited to accessing the Sony eBook store. Yeah, sorry -- no web browser here. We're a little more geeked about the library finder service, which enables you to check out ebooks and other digital content from your local public library on any of the Readers -- for free. The New York Public Library is the flashy public launch partner, but there are "thousands more" looped in through a partnership with Overdrive.com In Rhode Island, Welcome to Ocean State Libraries E-Zone. 2 CommentsLeave a comment |
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I currently have three library books checked out to Adobe Digital editions on my computer. I can't read them on my Kindle.
If I could afford a new ebook, I'd rather go with the Sony. Amazon still has cheaper books, but Sony is getting closer. And to be able to access books from my library, makes a big difference for me.
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Hi, Shelley. Kindle -- buy the hardware, buy every book -- always looked like unnecessary expenses to me. But I avidly read about your experience with it, hoping something would change my mind.
The stopper for me is that I seldom buy books. The library habit was engrained early, and I think libraries are the best institutions humans have invented.
I do feel I spend enough time staring at screens, which lessens the appeal of all e-books. Being able to borrow the newest books might eventually convert me to this Sony reader, though, after the price comes down considerably.
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