The new Reader from Sony is the perfect way to store and read digital books. With enough space for up to 160 eBooks, it has a long battery life and amazing paper-like screen. It’s smaller than the average paper back and easy to use.
Specifications
Holds around 160 electronic books (eBooks) or more
Smaller than a typical paperback, 8mm thick and very light: it's a stylish aluminium unit that fits in your coat pocket
Easy to read 6" eInk® screen. High resolution and multi-shade grey scale give fine detail on text or black-and-white photos, illustrations, etc.
Unlike a PC, screen has no backlight or flicker to give the experience of reading a paper page
Easy to use menu and simple, intuitive controls
Add bookmarks, scroll smoothly down the page, read page-by-page or "fast forward" through the book
Automatically find the page you were last reading
Call up your stored books quickly: by Author, Title or Date
MemoryStick™ DUO and SD Card slots allow you to optionally increase capacity up to around 13000 titles
Very low power consumption allows nearly 7000 page turns from a single battery charge
Can be fully charged in only 4 hours from a laptop or PC via supplied USB cable
Two hours charge time using optional UK/continental mains Adaptor (ACS-5220E)
Uses the EPUB standard: the most widely used eBook type. But can also read other very common text documents.
Can also display most common image and photo file types. NB images are black and white, not colour.
Use with headphones to listen to music while you read (mp3 or AAC files). We recommend Sony MDR-NC22CX in-ear, noise cancelling headphones, but any Sony headphones are suitable.
Supplied pre-loaded with sample new eBooks and excerpts, plus (while stocks last) a disc containing 100 FREE complete and unabridged Classics favourites
All necessary software (eBook Library) plus quick start instructions supplied. Full user guide is included on PDF
Comes with soft tan case. Other cases available as optional accessories
