Vote for the Sony Reader!

Bob Russell · 04-12-2007, 09:46 PM

Engadget has opened voting for the 2006 handheld of the year award. It's time to stand up and be recognized! Even though the Reader has been well-received and exceeded expectations, the mainstream press might make you think that the Sony Reader can't get any votes. Not true!

The Sony Reader is doing pretty well - even if only in third place at the moment. It's up against the Microsoft/Intel publicity machine - with some highly publicized UMPCs, backed by Bill and gang. Yet the Sony Reader has started out strong.

Here's our chance to publicly demonstrate how many people care about e-book readers, and indicate that there's a real market to be reached with new products like the Reader. So how about adding your vote to show them we care, and see if we can bump that total up just a bit!

What are you waiting for? Cast your vote here with a simple click! Voting ends April 15th, 2007.

Thanks to kenbaldwin for spotting the news!

RWood · 04-13-2007, 12:32 AM

Interesting as one-half of the entries are from Sony. At the time I cast my vote the Reader was in 5th place but the space between 1st and 5th was not a lot.

yvanleterrible · 04-13-2007, 08:28 AM

Voted for the reader but the Vaio was indeed very tempting!

CCDMan · 04-13-2007, 10:31 AM

Vote Early and Vote Often! <g>

NatCh · 04-13-2007, 11:01 AM

It appears to 'tell' who you are by your IP address ....

Stingo · 04-13-2007, 12:15 PM

Well, now up to 3rd place. We're close to second but the leader is far ahead.

Aprilbeginnings · 04-13-2007, 12:49 PM

I went and placed my vote for the reader.

Alexander Turcic · 04-13-2007, 02:21 PM

Count +1 for the Reader with my vote

UncleDuke · 04-13-2007, 09:15 PM

another vote and still in third, dang. gotta find another internet cafe to vote again.

Snassek · 04-13-2007, 10:34 PM

Another vote for the reader.

Lisana · 04-14-2007, 12:59 AM

Already voted earlier. Happy to see the Reader doing so well with the competition.

yvanleterrible · 04-14-2007, 01:19 PM

Know what! Even if the reader does not win it is still up there in the top class!

I can still vividly remember the snubnosed remarks that used to dot the Engadget site, posting the reader as a failure.

This is really a sign of the strength of the ebook. When you look through the negative comments pertaining to the demise of ebook reading devices, you can feel the presence, the workings of a big unstoppable machine, the ebook is here to stay!

RWood · 04-14-2007, 02:22 PM

It is a very positive note that it was selected as one of the top six to be voted for.

Aprilbeginnings · 04-14-2007, 02:33 PM

Hey did you all see this? Another reader!!!

http://www.jinke.com.cn/compagesql/E...o/v8detail.asp

NatCh · 04-14-2007, 02:47 PM

It's come up, on occasion.

Hasn't been much actual movement on it yet, though (in almost a year).

04-12-2007, 09:46 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Vote for the Sony Reader! Engadget has opened voting for the 2006 handheld of the year award. It's time to stand up and be recognized! Even though the Reader has been well-received and exceeded expectations, the mainstream press might make you think that the Sony Reader can't get any votes. Not true! The Sony Reader is doing pretty well - even if only in third place at the moment. It's up against the Microsoft/Intel publicity machine - with some highly publicized UMPCs, backed by Bill and gang. Yet the Sony Reader has started out strong. Here's our chance to publicly demonstrate how many people care about e-book readers, and indicate that there's a real market to be reached with new products like the Reader. So how about adding your vote to show them we care, and see if we can bump that total up just a bit! What are you waiting for? Cast your vote here with a simple click! Voting ends April 15th, 2007. Thanks to kenbaldwin for spotting the news!

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04-13-2007, 12:32 AM	#2
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Interesting as one-half of the entries are from Sony. At the time I cast my vote the Reader was in 5th place but the space between 1st and 5th was not a lot.

04-13-2007, 08:28 AM	#3
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Voted for the reader but the Vaio was indeed very tempting!

04-13-2007, 10:31 AM	#4
CCDMan *** Posts: 335 Karma: 5759 Join Date: Mar 2006 Device: ***	Vote Early and Vote Often! <g>

04-13-2007, 11:01 AM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It appears to 'tell' who you are by your IP address ....

04-13-2007, 12:15 PM	#6
Stingo Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1334691 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami Device: KH2O, KPW2, KDXG, KPW1, K3, S505	Well, now up to 3rd place. We're close to second but the leader is far ahead.

04-13-2007, 12:49 PM	#7
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	I went and placed my vote for the reader.

04-13-2007, 02:21 PM	#8
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Count +1 for the Reader with my vote

04-13-2007, 09:15 PM	#9
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	another vote and still in third, dang. gotta find another internet cafe to vote again.

04-13-2007, 10:34 PM	#10
Snassek Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 61 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Covington, KY US Device: Sony eReader	Another vote for the reader.

04-14-2007, 12:59 AM	#11
Lisana GadgetGirl Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern California Device: Sony Reader / eBookman (currently misplaced)	Already voted earlier. Happy to see the Reader doing so well with the competition.

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04-14-2007, 01:19 PM	#12
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Know what! Even if the reader does not win it is still up there in the top class! I can still vividly remember the snubnosed remarks that used to dot the Engadget site, posting the reader as a failure. This is really a sign of the strength of the ebook. When you look through the negative comments pertaining to the demise of ebook reading devices, you can feel the presence, the workings of a big unstoppable machine, the ebook is here to stay!

04-14-2007, 02:22 PM	#13
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	It is a very positive note that it was selected as one of the top six to be voted for.

04-14-2007, 02:33 PM	#14
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	Hey did you all see this? Another reader!!! http://www.jinke.com.cn/compagesql/E...o/v8detail.asp

04-14-2007, 02:47 PM	#15
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It's come up, on occasion. Hasn't been much actual movement on it yet, though (in almost a year).