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Originally Posted by SCION
You really think they copied Kobo? Come on. They have the 350, 650, and 950 which were released last fall. The new Reader apes the 650.
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No doubt Sony was first with a touch screen (and first with an eInk screen ereader for that matter). I mean their direction in the physical form factor and features vs. price. They are slimming it down to minimum bezel on 3 sides, emphasizing small size and light weight, getting rid of unnecessary buttons. Of the more recent competitive models KT and NST, I think they chose to follow more closely the KT form factor. And it looks like they chose to follow both those models in the direction of lower price instead of new features.
This "me too, but still a bit more expensive" strategy doesn't look like a winning strategy for Sony. I expected them to go for more innovation.