Alexander Turcic
10-09-2006, 10:21 AM
It's true, some Bloomberg journalists discovered (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aCgA41T4dgJ0&refer=muse) the Sony Reader at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair:
Brian Murray, group president at News Corp.'s book unit HarperCollins Publishers, brought a new toy to Frankfurt -- his Sony Reader, a portable electronic book. About the size of a very slim paperback, it has a booklike display without the backlit glare of a computer screen. It is available online and will be sold for $350 at Borders Group Inc. bookstores in the U.S.
Murray loaded 15 books and a 1,000-page manuscript on to his Reader to peruse during the fair. ``I was pleasantly surprised once I started using it,'' he said, adding that he believes the Reader might catch on. ``The first two years will be about early adopters, as with most technology,'' Murray said.
Meanwhile, Borders is celebrating (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061009/dem017.html?.v=55) the "grand opening" of their new mega-bookstore (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=7th+Avenue+and+West+33rd+Street,+new+york&ie=UTF8&z=19&ll=40.750319,-73.99112&spn=0.001457,0.00339&t=k&om=1) in Manhattan. During the celebration which goes through Oct 22 you can win a Sony Reader (or perhaps buy one if you are still looking for a place that has the Readers on sale).
Brian Murray, group president at News Corp.'s book unit HarperCollins Publishers, brought a new toy to Frankfurt -- his Sony Reader, a portable electronic book. About the size of a very slim paperback, it has a booklike display without the backlit glare of a computer screen. It is available online and will be sold for $350 at Borders Group Inc. bookstores in the U.S.
Murray loaded 15 books and a 1,000-page manuscript on to his Reader to peruse during the fair. ``I was pleasantly surprised once I started using it,'' he said, adding that he believes the Reader might catch on. ``The first two years will be about early adopters, as with most technology,'' Murray said.
Meanwhile, Borders is celebrating (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061009/dem017.html?.v=55) the "grand opening" of their new mega-bookstore (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=7th+Avenue+and+West+33rd+Street,+new+york&ie=UTF8&z=19&ll=40.750319,-73.99112&spn=0.001457,0.00339&t=k&om=1) in Manhattan. During the celebration which goes through Oct 22 you can win a Sony Reader (or perhaps buy one if you are still looking for a place that has the Readers on sale).
