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sonyreaderfan · 06-13-2011, 02:20 PM

Saw this today:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/s...-book-service/

"Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year"

The same news item is also posted here:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...book-platform/

"Kinokuniya, Sony, Panasonic, and Rakuten met in Japan today and released a statement stating that they plan “discuss building a system that will allow reciprocal use of their e-book readers and stores by the second half of the year.” the goal of this partnership is a single service that lets users see all ebook purchases from all stores and manage them across all devices."

Not sure what this would mean for the U.S. On one hand, any news from Sony about their ereading business is good. On the other hand, this news seems to be about the Japanese market and not pertain to the U.S.

06-13-2011, 02:20 PM	#1
sonyreaderfan Groupie Posts: 182 Karma: 203167 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Sony Reader Prs 950, iPad	Interesting news about Sony E-Reading business Saw this today: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/s...-book-service/ "Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year" The same news item is also posted here: http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...book-platform/ "Kinokuniya, Sony, Panasonic, and Rakuten met in Japan today and released a statement stating that they plan “discuss building a system that will allow reciprocal use of their e-book readers and stores by the second half of the year.” the goal of this partnership is a single service that lets users see all ebook purchases from all stores and manage them across all devices." Not sure what this would mean for the U.S. On one hand, any news from Sony about their ereading business is good. On the other hand, this news seems to be about the Japanese market and not pertain to the U.S.