1. The future of technology is here…Presenting… The Sony Reader Digital Book E-reader
2. What is a digital reader? The Sony Reader is an e-book reader manufactured by Sony. It uses an electronic paper display developed by E Ink Corporation, that has 166 dpi resolution, eight levels of grayscale, is viewable in direct sunlight, requires no power to maintain a static image, and is usable in portrait or landscape orientation. The reader uses an ITunes Store –like interface to purchase books from Sony Connect eBook store (currently US and Canada only). It also can display Adobe PDFs, ePubs format, personal documents, blogs, RSS newsfeeds,JPEGs, and Sony's proprietary BBeB format. The Reader can play MPR and unencrypted AAC audio files.
3. Models and Availability There have been six models to date. The PRS-500 was made available in the United States in September 2006. From April 2007, Sony Reader has been sold in the US by multiple merchants, including Fry’s, Costco, Borders and Best Buy. On July 24, 2008, Sony announced that the PRS-505 Reader would be available in the UK with a launch date of September 3, 2008. The PRS-700, with touch screen and built in lighting was announced on October 2, 2008 (and has since been discontinued). On August 5th 2009 Sony announced two new readers, the budget PRS-300 Pocket Edition and the more advanced PRS-600 Touch Edition.
4. Prices and Capacity of the digital reader PRS-900 Size: 206.4 x 127 x 15.1 mm (8.1" x 5" x 0.6") Weight: 360 g (12.75 oz) Display: 7.1 inch. touch-screen Resolution: 600 x 1024 pixels Gray scale: 16-levels gray scale Internal Memory: 2GB, 1.6GB accessible Font Size: 6 adjustable font sizes Battery: User replaceable, up to two weeks of reading on a single charge Wireless: AT&T 3G wireless (free), access to eBook store only, no web browser Price: US$399 Available case colors: PRS-900: Black PRS-300 Display: 5 inch. Resolution: 600 x 800 pixels Dimensions : 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 13/32 inches Weight: 220g (7.76 oz) Gray scale: 8-levels gray scale Internal Memory: 512MB, 440MB accessible Font Size: 3 adjustable font sizes Battery: Sealed internal, up to two weeks of reading on a single charge Price: US$199 Available case colors: PRS-300BC: Navy Blue PRS-300RC: Rose Pink PRS-300SC: Silver
7. Most students are interested in technology and having an e-reader can grab the student’s attention.
8. An e-book can be offered indefinitely, without ever going "out of print".
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10. E-books can be backed up to recover them in the case of loss or damage and it may be possible to recover a new copy without cost from the distributor.
