Sony launches two new readers including a pocket-sized $199 device

[Comic Book Guy]

Sony on Wednesday will unveil two new e-book devices, a pocket edition with a 5-inch screen for $199 and a touch-screen version starting at $299. The devices will be available at the end of August.

The company also plans to reduce all new releases and best sellers at its e-book store to $9.99 each, down from $11.99. Sony will also offer access to Google?s public domain library. Add it up and Sony will have access to more than 1 million books via a deal with Google announced last month.

Sony was an early mover in the e-reader market?the company launched the Sony Bookman in 1991?but lost the buzz wars to Amazon?s Kindle. However, the e-reader market is just getting started and it would be foolish to write Sony off.

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The only thing preventing me from buying an ebook reader is my disagreement with pricing. For $11.99, I expect to get a physical copy and an ebook friendly version. I wouldn't mind paying $3 extra for a digital version. :/

It's good to see such active competition. Sony vs. Amazon vs. others.

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Already reported: https://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/08/05/s...rices-on-ebooks

Thanks for the tip though! :)