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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
To the best of my knowledge Sony has its own bookstore. Just like Amazon. Just like BN. Just like Apple. Just like Kobo. So how is it that those e-readers are vehicles for a bookstore and the Sony is not?
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Poppaea's point that the Sony is sold worldwide is worth keeping in mind---in B&M stores and with more brand awareness than even the Amazon Kindle. The Sony Reader Bookstore is US-only (though there are ways around it). For the majority of Sony Reader users outside the USA, you can't really argue that the device is a vehicle for a tie-in bookstore. Marketing where I live is focused very much on the hardware and on the reading experience, not so much external factors such as bookstore tie-in. You might or might not see this as a bad thing.
Anyway, I have a wifi-capable iPod Touch and a 350. I find the combo of devices suits me fine---as I'm something of a comparison shopper, I don't need the instant gratification of purchasing ebooks, and browsing the net on the iPod Touch's screen is infinitely better than even on a larger 6" eink screen. Honestly, Sonys have few strengths for the average customer, but the strengths they do have, they absolutely
excel at. It's just the question of whether they're right for you.
As for the Nook, I can't say I think much of the separation of B&N EPUBs from EPUBs obtained elsewhere (which I've heard about from more than just Delphin), but if you're a heavy B&N shopper, I can't see how you could go wrong with a Nook. It has a bit of everything and does it all well enough.