(but I think they might)

I am in Miami for 3 days or so

Arrive tomorrow and leave Friday afternoon!

They really ship to Europe ? This may be the first oficial way to buy a Sony Reader in Europe :D How much do they want for the shiping ?

They might but I am not sure - I will pick the two I ordered up in the US.

They did not have any in the KL Sony Style store at KLCC neither :-(

NatCh, he's evil_bunny, not Evil Rabbit!See? This is why I have so much to laugh about -- I'm always doing something laugh-worthy. :laugh4:

Thanks, William. You know, I read 'bunny,' mentioned 'bunny' to others I talked to about it, but for some reason my fingers typed 'rabbit.' Maybe my fingers have been watching too much Monty Python. :shrug:

Sorry 'bout that, evil_bunny, it was a (probably Freudian) slip. :wink:

And here I am, simply thinking that evil_bunny was evil_rabbit's nickname. ;-)

Willy G: In the interest of science, or at least semantics, I must state that I find your distinction lacking.

To my knowledge--which I will admit is limited--bunnies and rabbits are the same thing, just viewed at different points in the time line. Ponies & Horses are technically different animals, distince species as it were. The bunny/rabbit issue is analogous to horse/horsey a la Cheese from Foster's.

Yes, this has little or nothin to do with the SONY Reader and physical locations to purchase said device, but I don't want any impressionables (like kids & non-voters) to get the wrong idea from these posts.

The Kids in Kansas have enough trouble without being led astry regarding long-eared vermin. ;-0

Now you're just splitting hares (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare) , Cthulu.

Besides, the kids in Kansas probably already know all about bunny-rabbits.

Ha. Ha.

Well, the kids in Kansas may know about bunny-rabbits, but if they know naught of the flying spaghetti monster, I'll wager they don't get taught about birds & bees.


All right, I'm done with animal puns....
For now.

[QUOTE=Cthulhu]Ha. Ha.

Well, the kids in Kansas may know about bunny-rabbits, but if they know naught of the flying spaghetti monster, I'll wager they don't get taught about birds & bees...
QUOTE]
How did they get that population increase? Immigration :happy2:

All right, I'm done with animal puns....
For now.Why? Feeling sheepish?

Well, I got a call late evening Spanish time to say CompUSa could not deliver to hotels

I asked them where the nearest shop with units was (I gave them my ZIP / Post Code) and they told me there was one just down the road from where I am staying and that they had 3 in stock (Dadeland store).

They gave me the number and I called and reserved two using my Amex details.

The person I spoke too said they would ship internationally if required.

If you call CompUSA up you can ask where the units are based on your ZIP code.

So I am about to jump on my plane and fly over to Miami to pick them up and do some work whilst I am there

Well, I got a call late evening Spanish time to say CompUSa could not deliver to hotels

I asked them where the nearest shop with units was (I gave them my ZIP / Post Code) and they told me there was one just down the road from where I am staying and that they had 3 in stock (Dadeland store).

They gave me the number and I called and reserved two using my Amex details.

The person I spoke too said they would ship internationally if required.

If you call CompUSA up you can ask where the units are based on your ZIP code.

So I am about to jump on my plane and fly over to Miami to pick them up and do some work whilst I am there


You can also go to there site and do the same for a given item. But it can be almsot 24 hours old. Not a real time...

The downtown Seattle Borders has 5 units left after I picked up one as a Christmas present today.

They also have a big fat stack of Borders $25 ebook gift cards! I picked up two of those as well (the deck is still 2" thick.)

They also have two cradles and about 10 covers of various colors.

You can also go to there site and do the same for a given item. But it can be almsot 24 hours old. Not a real time...

Yes I guess both with CompUSA and Borders the best thing to do is call the most local stores!

I have now picked my two up and I am very impressed (except for the slow page changes)

Holy smoking discounts!

Borders sent me an email letting me know that my Sony Reader purchase has earned me a personal shopping day with 10% off on everything I purchase that day, including multiple visits.

Holy smoking discounts!

Borders sent me an email letting me know that my Sony Reader purchase has earned me a personal shopping day with 10% off on everything I purchase that day, including multiple visits.

Yeah, don't forget the Holiday Rewards. free money!

There aren't so many Borders near me. :(

There aren't so many Borders near me. :(

Well the good news is I keep on hearing about new stores opening, so maybe there will be one near you.

There were 3 Readers left at the Boarders in Fairfax, Virginia (4 before my visit last Friday.) The stack of $25 cards was still sealed and they all looked at me funny as this was the first time anyone had come into the store and bought one. Their knowledge of the product was very low. (However, I was able to use the 10% discount coupon for the Reader.)

There were 3 Readers left at the Boarders in Fairfax, Virginia (4 before my visit last Friday.) The stack of $25 cards was still sealed and they all looked at me funny as this was the first time anyone had come into the store and bought one. Their knowledge of the product was very low. (However, I was able to use the 10% discount coupon for the Reader.)

Yes, most of us are still scratching our heads as to why you would need to buy the cards. The only reason why I will is to funnel money through the store.

I wonder if the Boarders discount would apply to the cards? Those of us in the USA could make a small sideline of buying the cards and then selling them via PayPal or something else to the other members that are outside of the USA and only have credit cards with non-USA addresses.

FWIW:

I went to the Borders in Metairie, Louisiana today. (This is a suburb of New Orleans.) All they had were Sony Reader brochures hidden behind the clerk's computer monitor. I inquired about them and they said, "Uhmm... I don't know if we even have them." And that was that.

I wonder if the Boarders discount would apply to the cards? Those of us in the USA could make a small sideline of buying the cards and then selling them via PayPal or something else to the other members that are outside of the USA and only have credit cards with non-USA addresses.

I can tell you that you will not receive a Personal Shopping Day discount on them. I am 95% sure that you may not use Holiday Rewards on them, and 90% sure that they do not count for Holiday Rewards.

They exist in the system as gift cards, are purchased using the same methodologies, and therefore are exempt from the ideas of value and worth.

FWIW:

I went to the Borders in Metairie, Louisiana today. (This is a suburb of New Orleans.) All they had were Sony Reader brochures hidden behind the clerk's computer monitor. I inquired about them and they said, "Uhmm... I don't know if we even have them." And that was that.

Not all stores received stock of them. The stores that did not were given the opportunity to request stock, however I believe the inventory is not there to fulfill those requests... Not that the information stated should be considered true or an accurate representation of reality.

Was in the Borders store at South Coast Plaza, CA and they had two (make that one now) Readers and one display model with a couple of covers and a cradle. Staff seemed somewhat on top of the issue and said they had sold fairly well.

The Sony Style store on the other hand didn't appear to have any in stock and the sales clerks there were a bit clueless.

Purchased one to use on future thru-hikes, Pacific Crest Trail in 2007, as a way of carrying trail guides, maps and reference materials. Lots of typing in my future :-).

At first blush the Reader is very easy on the eyes and even my aunt (a noted technophobe but a world traveler) thought it was a pretty interesting idea but interest waned a bit when the list of books available was a bit thin.

Lawrence

Borders on RT1 in Princeton NJ has about 8 - 10 left in stock as of a little more than a week ago if anyone in this area is looking for them.

Also had the covers and three or four of the sync cradles.

I bought mine yesterday at a Borders in Fairview Heights, IL. Of interest:

* The display model had been locked with a code -- apparently by a patron. They could not demo the unit and had no idea how to unlock it or factory reset it, saying they'd have to call Sony in the morning.

* The staff told me that the unit was NOT returnable. This seemed in contrast with their posted policy (which states that non-returnables include what you'd normally expect - opened videos, tapes, etc). However, on the back of the receipt, "electronics" is added to the list of nonreturnables in barely readable print. I'm not from IL and don't know the law here, but in NY it wouldn't fly as the return policy must be stated PRE-purchase. Be careful if you're thinking you'll buy it and return it in a few days if it's just not right for you. However, the manager at this store DID say that he'd take it back because I was unable to try out the display unit. YMMV.

* They had around 4-5 units in stock, but did NOT appear to have any cradles. They had a few extra cases, but I personally like the black case.

* If they sell eBooks there, they don't know it.

* A few of the staff members plan to buy one.

* They had, based on the conversations they had amongst themselves, just gotten their stock and display in quite recently.

The display model had been locked with a code -- apparently by a patron.That's really obnoxious. It really burns me up when people do stupid stuff like that. :bomb:

Computer sellers have had those problems for years, folks putting on BIOS level password on display models etc. Of course there is the alternative of not letting anyone handle them. My local Fry's lost my purchase of the reader to the local Borders because their display unit was in a cage screwed down to the display and they were unwilling to let me get a new one out and lay my hands on it before paying $350 for it.

I suppose we MobileReaders could carry the Hard Reset instructions with us, and perform the 'Public Service' of resetting any locked units we run across. :devilish:

That's really obnoxious. It really burns me up when people do stupid stuff like that. :bomb:

What's really bad about it is that the store will view this as vandalism and then they'll pressure companies like Sony to send them non-working units. Remember the good old days when you could go into a store, pick up a PDA and play with it fully?

You still can in (the few) stores where the sales people know enough to handle such idiocy.

Well, I have noticed that the stores are getting a bit better with the kiosks that are either locked down pretty well or you simply can't access some of the buttons. Best Buy, for instance, displays the Samsung Q1 in a case that allows you to use it, pick it up, but not access the power button!

Microcenter and Fry's were the ones I was thinking of. Although Fry's' sales people's knowledge is certainly debatable. :smile:

They usually have the styli removed, but I carry my own with me anyway. :grin:

Computer sellers have had those problems for years, folks putting on BIOS level password on display models etc. Of course there is the alternative of not letting anyone handle them.

I think the better alternative is to have more educated sales staff, but that probably won't happen. Most retailers are more interested in cutting expenses instead of quality service.

(Sorry about that. I went into Grumpy Old Man mode, and I'm not even 40 yet. :sheepish_grin: )

I really wasn't suggesting that the "lock it down, lock it away" is better, just the way that some retailers have gone. The folks who lock these things down are probably the same folks who pick up expensive steaks from the meat department and then "decide" they don't want them and just set them down in another part of the store. I worked on some retail management software once and one of the store managers we worked with assured me that some of that middling vandalism madness was actually his competition trying to whittle away at his margins!

I didn't think you were suggesting that; I felt you were just reporting it. I guess I took an opportunity to gripe. On the brighter side, I have seen retailers use better anti-theft devices, like tcv mentioned. CompUSA has their own tech support department in each store, so if any malicious customer locks the BIOS, they have someone in-store who has the skills to fix it.

Stopped at my local Border's to buy the red cover for my wife's reader ... They aren't carrying the reader. They said the nearest Border's that was carrying them was about 60 miles away. Not a good sign...

Who locks down the device? Or, rather, who's responsibility is it to do it? For instance, I have seen PCs that are pretty well locked down. Task Manager is disabled, for instance, through all key-combos. And if you logout of the account, you can't get back in because you don't know the password. You may not be able to open a command-prompt either.

There's lots of ways to get around things, but some of them are pretty well locked down.

So, who does that? Staples? HP? (If it's an HP.)

Went by Borders again last night. Someone has cracked the screen on the display model!! But looks like they got in a new shipment of readers. The floor manager said they are selling better than she expected at that price point.

Did the eink spill on the floor?! ;)

I went to Fry's Electronics today in Houston on the corner of I-45 and Beltway 8. They had the Reader in a Sony kiosk along with their little wireless media device and that hyper-small laptop they have. I suppose they were available but this was my first visit to a Fry's ever and I was trying to get through the thing. My GOD they're huge!!! :)

The ones in the Bay Area of California are actually bigger than that one, believe it or not, tcv. The first time I visited one out there I had facial cramps for hours afterwards, from the manic grin, you understand. I can feel one coming on now, just thinking about Fry's. :grin:

Did the eink spill on the floor?! ;)

I went to Fry's Electronics today in Houston on the corner of I-45 and Beltway 8. They had the Reader in a Sony kiosk along with their little wireless media device and that hyper-small laptop they have. I suppose they were available but this was my first visit to a Fry's ever and I was trying to get through the thing. My GOD they're huge!!! :)


If you don't mind.. What was the decor they use. Here is an Atlantis theme.

Also did they have anything beyond the Reader and the cradle.

That one on I45 near Beltway 8 is an oilfield theme, derricks, donkey pumps and the like.

The one in North San Jose is kind of an Aztec pyramid-temple type thing, the Santa Clara one used to be a general circuitry thing, but when they moved they didnt' really go with a theme, more like a nice hotel lobby. I don't remember the theme of the other one that I went to in the Bay Area (in Campbell, maybe?), and the ones in Arlington, TX and Mesquite, TX don't really have a theme that I recall, but I don't get to them very often. As you can see, I really like Fry's -- I have to visit them when I see them on trips. :grin:

Out of curiosity, where's "here," Nightwing? I might like to see that Atlantis theme someday. :nice:

I didn't know what you meant by "decor." I thought you meant the kiosk. I didn't realize that all Fry's have different themes.

I remember one I went to in Orange County, CA. It seemed to have an Indiana Jones theme.

I didn't know what you meant by "decor." I thought you meant the kiosk. I didn't realize that all Fry's have different themes.


Yep after the San Marcos one they desired to do themes... Or so I heard..

Saw the Kiosk today.... Hard to use. Does lock it down pretty good.

But here is a rumor...

Asked one of the sales people about the spare case. Looks like the reason why cases have dried up or no replacements is the following.

There will be 4 cases. Not the three now...
Two soft.
Two HARD ^_^

The soft Will have at least protection for the screen and I gathered for the controls! ^_^

This is what he heard from the Sony rep and the rep will be back to do a walk through on the unit with maybe more info on the possible new cases.

Will keep checking!

Nuts, Nightwing, you're talking about a Fry's employee, right? They're positively legendary for having no idea what they're talking about. Most of 'em wouldn't know a clue if it ran up and bit them on the leg. It's rather sad, really. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/images/smiliesadd1/huh.gif

You can't even trust some of them to tell you where the store's restroom is! I'm not saying he couldn't be the one in the lot who knows what he's talking about, but I wouldn't trust a documented statement (let alone a rumor) from one of those guys without two other notorized sources, insider information from the company under discussion, and confirmation from a Recognized International Inspection Agency. :builder2:

I'm not saying I have any idea what the real situation is, but I'd only ever bet against whatever a Fry's-Guy told me. :nice:

Nuts, Nightwing, you're talking about a Fry's employee, right? They're positively legendary for having no idea what they're talking about. Most of 'em wouldn't know a clue if it ran up and bit them on the leg. It's rather sad, really. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/images/smiliesadd1/huh.gif

You can't even trust some of them to tell you where the store's restroom is! I'm not saying he couldn't be the one in the lot who knows what he's talking about, but I wouldn't trust a documented statement (let alone a rumor) from one of those guys without two other notorized sources, insider information from the company under discussion, and confirmation from a Recognized International Inspection Agency. :builder2:

I'm not saying I have any idea what the real situation is, but I'd only ever bet against whatever a Fry's-Guy told me. :nice:

Thats why I said I would keep checking... ^_^ I agree they are almost misinformation specialist. ^_^

Decided to go for the extra warranty today and ask the lady on the phone doing the warranty. Nope just the three she said but if they did release would be in the Jan-Feb range. And would pop up on the web site.

Except for that mp3 accessory case from Wallmart I put the reader and its case inside. Im still hopping they get the current extra cases figured out.

Fry's
We got a little bit of everything,
and know next-to-nothing.

---

I still like Radio Shack's. You've got questions? We've got shrugs.

Some years ago (oh, my ... 10 years ago) I had an older lady (late 50's to early 60's) at one Rat-Shack try to tell me that I couldn't use a 22 AWG 3 conductor wire to make a custom extension cord/connector to hook my TV to my Stereo because it was intercomm wire (says so right there on the spool label, sir!).

I finally told her that I was going to buy it and if it didn't work it was my bad, not hers.

I felt like saying, "I've got an M.S. in Electronics Engineering that says copper is copper -- what d'you got, lady?" :tongue3:

It worked fine, BTW (and I'm glad in retrospect that I answered with option 'A'). :nice:

Some years ago (oh, my ... 10 years ago) I had an older lady (late 50's to early 60's) at one Rat-Shack try to tell me that I couldn't use a 22 AWG 3 conductor wire to make a custom extension cord/connector to hook my TV to my Stereo because it was intercomm wire (says so right there on the spool label, sir!).

I finally told her that I was going to buy it and if it didn't work it was my bad, not hers.

I felt like saying, "I've got an M.S. in Electronics Engineering that says copper is copper -- what d'you got, lady?" :tongue3:

It worked fine, BTW (and I'm glad in retrospect that I answered with option 'A'). :nice:


Know what you mean...

Too bad more people can't say, "I don't know, but I'll find out for you."

A lot of times the problem is that they have to realize the former, and know how to do the latter. Those are rarer commodities than they ought to be. :sad:

Too bad more people can't say, "I don't know, but I'll find out for you."
That was one of the mantras we learned at my university's computer help desk. Of course, we were actually concerned about quality.

At some point, I think you have to accept that it's okay to be chronically wrong to come to the point where you just say anything. But it's denial. "Where's the bread?" "Oh, it's on aisle 8." To self: "I don't know where it is, but I have satisfied myself and my customer by offering an answer and that's great work. Kudos to me."

At some point, I think you have to accept that it's okay to be chronically wrong to come to the point where you just say anything.And then what? Go into politics? :laugh4:

So, you're saying all politicians start as pathologically lying retailers? :smirk: Hmm... Sounds like a good bone to throw to our conspiracy theorists. Here's another:

"E-Ink reveals their technology was not developed independently, but instead stolen from Area 51's alien cache."

Hmm, no, I don't buy that one, it'd be much more advanced if we'd swiped it from aliens ... unless ... they've deliberately downgraded the tech before releasing it. Those sneaky rascals. :laugh4:

Well I don't know from alien technology but the drought of Readers seems to be over.

The downtown Seattle Borders had a full Sony Retail Kiosk and when I asked for another reader Christmas eve they went in back to get one rather than unlock the kiosk...

I got mine from the Borders store in Glendale, California (corner of Brand & Broadway) at the end of November. I believe it was the last one then, but since they sell it there, I'm sure they got more stock by now.

Update: I went there today, and they now even have a stand with a still functioning, yet rather grimy display unit. The case underneath had 2 Readers left, and they had all the various covers, and $25 giftcards, available on the side.

Border's Books located in the Santana Row shopping center in San Jose, CA, has a display of Readers. In addition to selling readers, the display also carries gift cards to the Connect store, as well as the colored covers and the base.

Border's Books located in the Santana Row shopping center in San Jose, CA, has a display of Readers. In addition to selling readers, the display also carries gift cards to the Connect store, as well as the colored covers and the base.

Ditto the Boarders in Westchester, (LA) CA -- the one at the Howard Hughes center. I bought mine there Friday and they still had a stack of them, covers, cradles and gift cards.

FYI for those in Cary, NC - the only Borders that carries them here is the one at RDU airport... bummer.

I bought mine at the Borders in Nashville, TN and they had 3-4 left after I got mine with plenty of cradles and covers left.

I finally got out to the Sony Store in Tysons Corner, VA, and had my first chance to check out the eReader. A bit smaller than I expected, but in a good way, and the screen looked more than clear and readable enough.

But alas, it didn't work. The salesman said, "Sorry," and walked away.

I did, too.

I'm testing a new firmware update technique (thanks for the assist igorsky!) and needed a new Reader as a test subject (I also wanted to get a copy of the original firmware to use for reverting units.)

So I visited my good buddies at the Borders in downtown Seattle and picked up another Reader today.

The kiosk has been moved to downstairs behind the main information desk, an improvement since they generally keep that desk staffed.

The kiosk had several units in it and they are still keeping units "Behind the sales counter". They have brown, red and green covers and the Sony Gift cards.

I grabbed a red cover as I haven't found a cover yet I want to buy and the bundled cover was really starting to annoy me.

If you haven't heard Border's is phasing out their personal shopping days.

The store clerk told me that my buying a Sony Reader on my personal shopping day today I should be good for one more personal shopping day next month but that should be the end of it.

I think this made my fifth Reader purchase from the Downtown Seattle Border's. Never a bad unit and always an excellent customer service experience. The 10% and 25% discounts on the Readers didn't hurt either. :-)

What the sam hill are you doing to those Readers, scotty1024? Or are you giving them away?

I think this made my fifth Reader purchase from the Downtown Seattle Border's. Never a bad unit and always an excellent customer service experience. The 10% and 25% discounts on the Readers didn't hurt either. :-)
Heh, Sony should definitely award you ;) I don't think there are many people who can call five Readers their own.

Btw I still haven't upgraded my Reader ...

I was getting ready to fly back to Phoenix from Seattle. My biggest problem was that my Sony Reader was out of battery and I had forgotton to bring the charger and USB plug with me (I use it as an mp3 player, so my battery life isn't the best.)

While walking through SeaTac airport I see a Borders bookstore. I decide to see if they carry the chargers and how much it would be. Unfortunately they only carried the Reader and the dock. The dock was $50 and I knew I wouldn't even use it that much.

That's when I saw a demo Reader sitting in a dock. I thought to myself, "Don't the docks recharge?" With no one around I pick up the demo Reader, move it to the side, and slip my Reader into the dock.

Probably not the best move.

It was only after I had done this that I thought about asking one of the Borders employees if this was OK. But it was already done, and I was too chicken to take my Reader, go up and ask, and go back. So I sit around the electronics area for about 20 minutes, randomly looking at stuff and keeping an eye on my Reader.

That's when a TSA security guard comes into Borders, eyes me for half a second, and then stands near the door. That's when I realized it was time to get going. I quickly grabbed my Reader, put it in my laptop bag, and make a not-so-swift-as-to-attract-attention exit.

Luckily, nothing came of it. But looking back, that was one hell of a stupid idea to try in an airport. I could've easily asked one of the employees if it was OK, but what if they said no?

Also, apparently the dock doesn't recharge the Reader, or the one they had wasn't working properly, because when I turned it on I still got the Low Battery warning (no music playing this time). The dock did light up when I put my Reader in, and the little red light on the side turned on.

The docks do charge, it's the way I charge my own. But it takes about 3~4 hours from a low battery state, so I'd guess that the 20 minutes you got just wasn't enough to make a difference. :sad:

And yeah, that wasn't the most ... well considered move to make in an airport these days ... and I'd probably have done the same thing in your place. :wink:

Well I did indeed get one more personal shopping day... I've also got a pile of Border's Bucks to use up as well. :D

I'm still not quite certain why Border's sells 'em but they're surely my favorite place to buy 'em. Too bad they didn't get any of the D&B units, sigh...

So its like this...

One unit for the wife. One unit for me. One unit to stay at original firmware for testing that. One unit to use as a "Crash Test Dummy". Two units given as gifts. I guess I counted incorrectly before, that's six right?

I was getting ready to fly back to Phoenix from Seattle. My biggest problem was that my Sony Reader was out of battery and I had forgotton to bring the charger and USB plug with me (I use it as an mp3 player, so my battery life isn't the best.) ....i use the iGo Juice recharging system. It has connections to use wall power, auto connection, or airplane connection as input power. For output I got the A54 iTip which plugs into the Reader and recharges it like the original Reader power transformer. This way I never have a problem with the Reader running low on a plane. (It also powers the laptop at the same time. It powers one laptop plus one other device at once. Other devices for me are cell phone, still camera, camcorder, and mp3 player.)

The Southern California CompUSA stores are closing their doors. I just picked up two brand new Sony book readers for about $170 each at the La Mesa, CA store just east of San Diego. Was able to still get the $50 credit on the Sony online bookstore for each of them, great stuff!

Nice! I wondered how deep they would discount them. I was in New Jersey a few weeks ago and stopped by a closing CompUSA but they were only taking around 10% off most things. The stores in Kentucky are not closing so no great deals for me. :/

The Southern California CompUSA stores are closing their doors. I just picked up two brand new Sony book readers for about $170 each at the La Mesa, CA store just east of San Diego. Was able to still get the $50 credit on the Sony online bookstore for each of them, great stuff!
What a great deal! I wonder what else they sold at such a discount... reminds me, I need a new workstation PC ;)

In the NJ store the laptop discounts count my eye, but they looked like they were going fast.

Dont' know if it's been mentioned, but the Sony reader is now available at AAFES (US Military Exchange). It's not much cheaper ($339.00), but then again no tax to pay. Probably not many military here, but thought I post anyway.

Ellen

Guess what I saw in this month's Microcenter (http://microcenter.com/) sales circular? Yup, that's right, the Sony Reader. It's not (presently, anyway) coming up on the website though. :shrug:

I'll have to have a look at the Microcenter flyer. Just got it in th email yesterday. But from what I understand, if it's not on the website, it may be sold out.

You'll have to look closely, it's at the bottom left corner of one of the right-hand pages, and it's about 1.5 inches square.

I dunno if the website not having it means anything or not -- I know I can usually find things in the store than I can't find on their sight, but it may just be that the search routine on the website is a bit hinky. :shrug:

I found a Sony Reader display in my local Microcenter. It was a small display on the counter they keep the digital cameras and memory cards behind. It's also on their website.

http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0246062