Sony has released four free addon programs for MS Windows, the first time the company is handing out tools that allow you to convert your own text material to Librie format!

1. Newspaper for LIBRIe (http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/smojsdmk/LIBRIE/software_0001/NewsPaperForLIBRIeInst.msi) converts Internet articles and news to a format readable by the Librie. In addition, since it is RSS compliant, one can select the most recent news from various web sites and create an original information magazine.

2. Toolbar for LIBRIe (http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/smojsdmk/LIBRIE/software_0001/ToobarForLIBRIeInst.msi) converts in one click a web page from Internet explorer into a format readable by the Librie.

3. Myclip for LIBRIe (http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/smojsdmk/LIBRIE/software_0001/MyClipForLIBRIeInst.msi) allows the user to drag and drop into a single ebook readable on the Librie text portions of websites which the users whishes to keep for further reference.

4. Printer for LIBRIe (http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/smojsdmk/LIBRIE/software_0001/Setup.exe) allows the user to print data stored on a pc in word, excel or pdf format into a file readable by the Librie. Possible usages include proof reading, text checking, or paperless document carrying.

[Via Librie Wiki (http://www.sven.de/librie/Main/HomePage) and Sony Downloads (http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/LIBRIE/dllist/dllist.html)]

And two weeks later those news made it also to Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000790024272/) ;)