Sony Reader Daily Edition
Sony Reader Daily Edition is an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download e-books. The device has a 7-inch touch screen and will be able to get books, daily newspapers and other reading material over AT&T Inc.’s cellular network. Sony has sold e-book reading devices with “electronic ink” displays in the United States since 2006. Sony also began selling a “Pocket Edition” e-book reader with a 5-inch screen, for $199, and a larger $299 touch-screen model. Neither has wireless capability, so both have to be connected to a computer to acquire books.
Sony has committed to an open e-book standard, meaning its Readers can show copy-protected books from a variety of stores, and the books can be moved to and read on a variety of devices, including cell phones.
Sony also announced Tuesday that the Readers will be able to load e-books “loaned” from local libraries. A library card will provide access to free books that expire after 21 days. The alliance with AT&T helps the Dallas-based carrier further expand the use of its wireless network beyond cell phones. Like other carriers, AT&T is looking for new avenues of growth now that almost every adult has a cell phone. In July, it announced that it would provide the connection to another upcoming e-book reader from Plastic Logic Ltd., which will use the e-book store of Barnes & Noble Inc.
Reader owners won’t be charged a subscription fee for wireless access, said Steve Haber, head of Sony’s U.S. reading division. Instead, the bookseller will likely have to pay AT&T for the wireless access, out of money it charges for the books, similar to the way Amazon pays Sprint. Sony’s multi-store strategy makes that challenging. The Daily Edition will initially have wireless access only to Sony’s e-book store, Haber said.
Sony said the names of the newspapers that will be available on the device will be announced later. Sony’s Reader Daily Edition will go on sale by December for $399
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