[WBS Today] A Compelling Argument for E-Readers – the Sony Reader Daily Edition

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Aug 30, 2009, 2:10:04 AM8/30/09

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I see articles about e-readers all over the web. I have never had the urge to buy one. Sony’s new e-reader may just give me a reason… at least to start thinking about it.

Sony will have a new wireless e-reader available in December. The Sony Reader Daily Edition will be priced at $399 and will have a 7-inch touch screen. Free 3G data connectivity via AT&T will allow access to Sony’s online library. Amazon’s Kindle also has wireless, enabling its users to download books directly from Amazon.

But the Daily Edition boasts something unique –access to libraries via a joint marketing agreement with Overdrive, the leading global distributor of eBooks and audio books to libraries. With a valid library card, users will be able to download books from the library for free, keep them for the time the library specifies, and then they just expire. No late fees!

I find the library feature pretty cool, and as more books become available in electronic format in libraries, the Daily Edition looks even better. What’s Amazon’s next move?

Erika Moskal

Overdrive