http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
umm it does support ePub...]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
For $149?

Show me one.]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
you could by an Apad tablet for around that price.

And i can see in the next few months , more and more cheap chinese android and now meego tablets hitting the market. So e-ink readers really need to be well priced or they could be in trouble.]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
Would I buy a Reader if I already owned an iPad? Probably not, but I'll definitely use my Reader for content I can get it on it. It's just a more enjoyable experience.]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/.... Those crap-tablets are not any competition for e-readers. Not only are they a different market, they fucking suck. Buy a $150 tablet from China. I DARE you. ]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
But I came to a different conclusion.

I prefer the screen contrast on the iPad. And the speed of browsing is better on the iPad. The treacly page turns on the Sony made me frustrated.
And some of the stuff I wanted to read was screenplays and PDFs. They are readable on the iPad. Not so on the 505.

C.
]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
maybe you should read my post next time before replying. i was just replying to someone who said you could not get a table for that price, i never said they where better then ebook readers, i own a 505 and its great i would never try to read an ebook on anything other then e-ink.

but yea i do own an apad too, and i can tell you cheap tablets a good enough for what you pay for them ,i have a proper one with a rockchip processor, using a custom rom and its decent enough as a media player and light internet browsing(it will do till a good meego tablet comes out)]]>Jul 5th 2010 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/These cheap Chinese Android tablets will be a pain to use as readers, that's for sure. They all will have very bad dark unstable pixellated screens, nothing even close to stable bright easy tor read eInk screens. I know exactly what I'm telling about, I have one of those Chinese tablets called Camangi WebStation. And I have Nook.]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Are you expecting good MeGoo tablets? I think that might be interesting too. Another possibility are good WebOS tablets. And finally, good Android tablets, on particular - Notion Ink Adam which will feature Pixel Qi screen, as good for reading as eInk screens.]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/I mean about reading on the Sony is awful with reflections and the surface is gray not like a paper.
Had both switched to nook]]>Jul 5th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
PS. I do like PS3 btw :)]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/do you also tell kawasaki "add two wheels, air conditioning and a spoiler if you want to compare with mercedes"?]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 6th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 6th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 6th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
or the few billion people who live in countries with no Walmarts.]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/booked my DROID X at verizon today.. :)
will be getting it 15th . .wooohooo o . ..!!!]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/cool story bro]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
Total waste. I returned it after just 2 weeks. Dust started to build up on the sides of the screen which was impossible to clean -- it was very annoying.

The only two dictionaries available on the daily edition had missing words. I hated the fact that I couldn't Wikipedia something or Google it.

Bottom line: get a tablet. It doesn't have to be the iPad; just wait for other options in the next couple of months. There will be more options before the holiday season. If you want a device just for reading black and white text (forget about reading pdfs with the Sony readers: they will take forever to load and scroll!), then the kindle or nook is a better alternative.

I honestly cannot believe Sony would release such a crappy product. The price was absurd (as expected) but I thought it would function well. Luckily, I was refunded my money.]]>Jul 5th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
Tablets suck as e-readers. Just try reading a book on you iPad or HP tablet outside in the daytime. You can't even see the screen.

And a couple hours of battery life? Some of us read for more than a couple hours at a time.

I suppose a pad would be OK if you don't read much, or don't consider taking a book with you when you go to the park. For actual readers, though, an e-reader is a much better choice for many reasons. ]]>Jul 26th 2010 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/The world has changed.

C.]]>Jul 5th 2010 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/WiFi in my opinion is not that big of a deal, books are small and are easily uploaded on any computer.
I've never missed WiFi on this thing.]]>Jul 5th 2010 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
As to the glare - just tilt it at a different angle. (Thanks Steve for enlightening the world on how to correct product defects.)]]>Jul 5th 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Jul 5th 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/Exactly what I am looking for. I am reeally considering the wifi nook cause it is a great size, runs android and is the same price as the sony. At 100 this would push me in the direction of sony but I would love to see 100 be the standard price for the wifi versions of all the e book readers and the 3g ones coming in at 150.]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/When they were $250, the magic price was said to be $200.
Etc.

$magic_price = $current_price - 50, for all values of $current_price]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
Funny, the SONY Pocket Edition is now $99 at BJ's or SAM'S Club (I can't remember which). Now what is your excuse?]]>Aug 14th 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/I don't have a BJ's or Sam's club membership? :)]]>Aug 15th 2010 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/sony-cuts-e-reader-prices-pocket-edition-now-149/
I suspect there could be more to it than this for Sony. They may be preparing something bigger and badder and have decided to make the playing field more even in the meantime. I would not be surprised to see a "Pearl" powered Sony Reader come out in the not so distant future.

Thanks for the post. Linking to this in my post about this news: http://ebookreader-ben.com/sony-cuts-prices-again-just-149-for-pocket-edition/]]>Jul 5th 2010 3:55PM