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technogeekery · 12-11-2010, 10:55 PM

I went into Yamada Denki yesterday, one of the biggest electronic retailers here in Japan. They had lines of people queuing up to pace orders for the Galapagos, which was not available in-store. The Sony WAS in store, but nobody knew about it, and eventually I tracked it down tucked away in a quiet corner. No special promotion, no fuss, and no apparent interest in it in the store. Not sure why Sony is being so low key about the launch, its wierd.

Anyway, the new PRS-650 is very nice, I'd like to get one. The screen menus are switchable to English, so the book is very usable. But while it supports epub, it does not support USA DRM'ed epubs - so for me to upgrade I'd have to liberate all my books.

I'm strongly tempted to do that anyway, as it really irritates me that I can't use my bought & paid for epubs anywhere and on any machine.

12-11-2010, 10:55 PM	#10
technogeekery Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-700	I went into Yamada Denki yesterday, one of the biggest electronic retailers here in Japan. They had lines of people queuing up to pace orders for the Galapagos, which was not available in-store. The Sony WAS in store, but nobody knew about it, and eventually I tracked it down tucked away in a quiet corner. No special promotion, no fuss, and no apparent interest in it in the store. Not sure why Sony is being so low key about the launch, its wierd. Anyway, the new PRS-650 is very nice, I'd like to get one. The screen menus are switchable to English, so the book is very usable. But while it supports epub, it does not support USA DRM'ed epubs - so for me to upgrade I'd have to liberate all my books. I'm strongly tempted to do that anyway, as it really irritates me that I can't use my bought & paid for epubs anywhere and on any machine.