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Originally Posted by mechchic
Unfortunately the covers for the new prs-650 are very few aside from the Sony covers. It seems like no one is racing to make covers for the new line of sony readers.
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And that situation will remain for a while as manufactures wait to see how well Sony will fare in this arena against juggernauts like Amazon and Apple. The eInk ereader market is uber-niche at best, with Amazon having carved out the undeniable majority of that sector. Even industrial giants like Sony don't really stand much of a chance of eating too far into Amazon's market share in the ereader arena. But when Sony publicly announces they aren't going to compete on price with Amazon and issues a product line that is priced a solid $50 more than Amazon's equivalent offering (I'm thinking primarily the 650 here) while offering a thoroughly crappy selection of books, thoroughly crappy PC software to go with the reader, and most importantly, a thoroughly cumbersome method of getting books onto the reader, and all they're offering on the plus side is a metal case and a touch screen and an overall smaller form factor than the Kindle... well, aftermarket case manufacturers are going to look at all that with a somewhat skeptical eye, shall we say, and wait to see what kind of numbers Sony is able to post before taking the plunge and ordering 50,000 cases from the plant in China.
Personally, I think Sony may have shot themselves in the foot with the decision to exclude WiFi from the 350 and 650. With Amazon and Apple offering it, the lack of WiFi is going to be a major downer in purchasing decisions, especially because of the price premium Sony is charging. Big mistake there.