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Old 09-10-2010, 07:55 PM   #8
charleski
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It's a pity Sony didn't add WiFi to this because it's a beautiful eReader.
<sigh>
About a third of your comparison is just whining about wireless.
Wireless would be worthless. Instant book downloads need the sort of tight vertical integration given by Amazon's store or B&N is the US. Sony is aiming this at an international market, and doesn't have a hope of matching Amazon's book store across all the countries in which it will be selling, so they shouldn't even try - no point playing to their weaknesses.

Frankly, I don't get the point of wireless anyway. It's good if you don't want to have to cope with syncing with a computer and it's good if you're often away on the road for stretches of time. But I don't feel the need for instant personal gratification when it comes to buying new books. I get the feeling wireless has just become the fetish du jour when it comes to ereaders.

Your last picture certainly rams home how ugly Caecilia is, and of course on the Kindle you're stuck with that abomination.
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