Today I had the privilege of giving an interview on the radio show Conversations LIVE with Cyrus Webb. I was contacted a few weeks ago by Mr. Webb as a result of a blog post I wrote (Author sells self-published book one copy at a time) about Christopher Herz who hand sells his book on the street to individuals. My interview focused on that and more.
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My decision to upgrade to the new Sony Pocket Edition Reader was based on two reasons: First, I wanted to take advantage of Sony’s move to ePub as its standard ebook format. Second, the price was right. At $199 it was worth the upgrade and I decided to do it now, while I had a little extra cash and not wait until such a purchase would break me.
Now for the nuts and bolts. As I played with my new Reader after bringing it home on Saturday night, I took notes (once a student, always a student) about my experience. Here’s how the Pocket Edition stacks up as an ebook reader.
Last night I bought the new Sony Reader Pocket Edition Reader (PRS-300) at my local Sony Style store. I’ve been wanting to upgrade my first generation PRS-500 for a while now, and for $199, the Pocket Edition seemed like the right price at the right time. I tried to hold off buying one as long as I could, but I lasted less than a month after the new ebook readers were released.
3 comments - Latest by: Cricut Cartridges : I'm still having a hard time deciding between this and the Kindle. Thanks for the review! :) .-= Cricut Cartridges´s last ... More
It was back in mid-July when Amazon decided to remotely delete two George Orwell titles from the Kindles of customers who purchased the ebooks. As expected, the controversial move brought down a rain of criticism on Amazon. Jeff Bezos issued an apology, which was nice, but seemed more like a desperate public relations stunt than a genuine attempt at atonement for a company that crossed the line of privacy. And it appears Amazon is still thinking about the incident, which has prompted their latest offering.
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Have a cell phone? Have a web browser on your cell phone? If so, then that’s all you need to sign up for start-up website CellStories.net. The stories, some fiction and some non-fiction, are delivered through the site that can be easily accessed on your mobile browser. The content appears to be free.
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This news has been floating around the internet for a couple days now, so it’s probably old news. But I thought it’s worth it for me to comment on because it involves ebooks, indie authors and the large corporation Barnes and Noble. Strange bedfellows? Possibly. Though not in a bad way.
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Oh Sony, how can you break my heart? After all my excitement over your new and shiny ebook reading devices, you are now going to let me drown in a sea of obscurity only because I was an early adopter and took a chance when you first got into the ebook business. I didn’t think you’d forget about me, or at least, not this fast.
1 comment - Latest by: Reader Owner : Sony continues to completely suck at user support. I used the previous eBook Library software version today on my PC ... More
Sony has finally upgraded its line of ebook reading devices that will include 3 distinct models. The most prominent model being the Sony Daily Edition, which will allow customers to buy ebooks via a wireless 3G connection through AT&T. Furthermore, the Daily Edition will also feature a touch screen, 7″ display and will sell for $399.
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I really do love Google. I use Gmail for my personal email. I have the Google app on my iPhone. I use Google to search for everything from strange diseases to tips on writing better dialogue. I even use Google to analyze the visitor stats for this blog. So I think it is safe to say that Google is a part of my everyday life.
But I still don’t trust them. Let me qualify that: I don’t trust Google with their plan to profit from millions of out-of-print by digitizing the world of literature.
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Last night I was laying in bed and reading Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere on my trusty Sony PRS-500. Only a few minutes into reading I accidentally hit a wrong button and ‘lost’ my place in the book. The battery power was already getting low, but my rapid page turning to get back to the page I was on drained the battery for good.
I was forced to go to bed with my typical 30-45 minutes of reading before going to sleep. While it wasn’t the end of the world, it was an inconvenience. And as I laid there in the dark, I realized that the battery life of ereading devices just might be the biggest inconvenience for ebook lovers.
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Anthony, Mar 15, 2010 re: J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, ebooks, and the definition of irony