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Originally Posted by rblover
So-Davidspitzer-what is your gripe about Sony...price, programming...what? It seems that Sony can use more files in more formats, than anyone else. Have you had specific problems with downloading, or something? Why be vague?
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I have a couple of Sony EBRs*, & from the perspective of build & design, I like them. But the problem is that Sony doesn't have the infrastructure right. By "infrastructure," I mean the process of acquiring books and getting them onto the EBR, and onto the auxilary EBRs represented by the various phones & tablets (apples, androids) that will run EBAs.** (EDIT: someone else called this the ecosystem, which is a better word, I think.)
The Sony Library/Store stinks. Having to link to my computer to transfer books is only the half of it. It just isn't user friendly at any point. The inability to read Sony based EBs across devices (because of no app) is annoying to the point of being a deal breaker all by itself. These things are not offset by Sony's quality.
If I ran Sony, I would ditch the Sony EB Store and try to make deals with Amazon, B&N, etc. to access & use their respective stores to acquire books. I might even see about making a deal with Apple to link to the iBook Store. My objective would be to have Sony EBRs positioned to read books purchased from *any* store. In a sense, the Sony EBR would be a free-floating app for all the various EB sellers.
I would also try to position the Sony EBRs as the upscale EBR, the alternative to the downscale Kobos, Nooks, & Kindles. But for the upscale tactic to work, Sony would have to sell something that demonstrates the quality. I think that could be by making the best screen, or by introducing color. And all their EBRs should have wifi capability.
The point is, in the EBR universe, Sony's "quality" is not enough, because it is not up to date.
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* EBR = E Book Reader
** EBA = E Book App