[kdot]

This looks like an exciting new eBook reader. I had a Gemstar eBook for along time and loved it, but the company went out of business. The display technology on this new Sony gadget looks really impressive. ... Just in time for Christmas!

[kdot]

Here's a link to the product page on Sony's website.

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=PRS500U2&CP=sony_9_25_explore_electronics_ereader&ref=http%3A//www.sony.com/index.php

[steve-b]

As usual for the pointy-hairs at Sony, they designed it for a Sony proprietary format. However, the description indicates that it will handle established formats (PDF, RTF, text, Word) -- which may save the device if it can simply read such files after a simple transfer (without a conversion to some variant of the established format).

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The big question is, what format do the e-book files need to be in?

Will it read MS Reader, html, .txt, .doc files from a Memory Stick Duo?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

And the answer is:

Media Formats Supported

Unsecured Text: BBeB Book, Adobe® PDF, TXT, RTF, Microsoft® Word (Conversion to the Reader-requires Word installed on your PC)

DRM Text: BBeB Book (Marlin)

Unsecured Audio: MP3 and AAC7

Image: JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP

[KoRn]

[martin_fierro]

I like Books on Tape.