The Portable Reader offers a new and convenient digital
reading experience. It boasts an amazing screen with
technology that rivals text on paper. Weighing less than 9
ounces and at only 1/2" thin, it's more compact than many
paperbacks. Plus, it comes with a soft, black cover and
software that seamlessly allows you to search and browse
thousands of electronic book titles from the Connect™ eBook
store and then easily transfer from your PC to your Sony
Reader with built-in memory and multi-format support, you
can take many of your favorite titles and documents with
you. So compact and convenient, you'll want to take it
everywhere.
Impressive, paper-like display
The Sony® Reader provides a new way to experience
reading. It boasts an impressive 6 inch display, utilizing
breakthrough E Ink® technology that’s almost paper-like. In
addition, the text can be magnified for sight-impaired
readers. Daylight readable, high contrast, high resolution,
near 180º viewing angle
Ultra portable
The Sony® Reader offers a unique, on-the-go reading
experience. With a very compact and lightweight design, you
can take it almost anywhere. More compact than many
paperbacks, it weighs 9 ounces (without cover) and is ½”
thin. You can easily hold it in one hand while sipping
coffee with the other. And with its rechargeable battery,
you can turn up to 7,500 continuous pages on a single
charge. Reduce multiple, large hardcover books into a
compact package for people on-the-go.
Content Storage Capability
The Sony® Reader offers a unique, on-the-go reading
experience. With a very compact and light design you can
take it almost anywhere. And with 64MB of internal memory,
and a slot for optional removable memory cards you can take
many titles, user-selected Web content, or other supported
documents for reading on the go. Will hold up to 80
electronic books in internal memory and hundreds more with
Memory Stick® media or SD memory card (sold separately).
Multiple eBook titles available
The Sony® Reader will allow you to search, browse and
discover thousands of popular electronic book titles from
the CONNECT™ eBook online store. You can then purchase and
download these titles to your PC and easily transfer to your
Sony® Reader.
More Than eBooks
The Sony Reader isn’t just about reading electronic
books. Using the included CONNECT™ Reader PC Software, you
can easily transfer Adobe® PDF documents, BBeB Book, and
other text file formats to the Reader. Also, search, browse
and download user-selected RSS Web content from the CONNECT™
Store to the PC and easily transfer to the Sony® Reader.
Take along Web newsfeeds, blogs and more to read.
Exceptional Battery life
The Sony® Reader is extremely energy efficient. Its
rechargeable internal battery can power you through up to
7,500 continues page turns, so you are ready for the long
haul. The battery can be recharged in as little as 4 hours
with the included AC adapter and even can recharge from your
PCs USB port if you choose.