Thread: Sony Preparing New E-Book Reader to Challenge Amazon
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Old 07-22-2011, 07:25 AM   #43
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I think we have demonstrated that price is absolutely imperative.

The article in question quotes the prices for the existing models: "The current Sony Reader, now priced from $180 to $300..."

Yet the whole discussion has primarily centered on price. Not what features the new Readers might have, not if there's a new screen; just price. I agree that Sony makes the best quality product out there, but the price is too high for the current market.

Now, in terms of features, the only thing that generally keeps me from recommending the Sony over the Kindle is the latter's on-device purchasing. The ease of buying books right from the Kindle is so "newbie friendly" or, more importantly, computer illiterate/phobic friendly, that it makes it a slam dunk for most people I know who read voraciously.

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