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Originally Posted by seajewel
i preordered Kindle Touch 3G but I may cancel, depending on how the T1 pans out. Sony's not really a bookseller.. I wonder if it would be possible for Sony to focus on the hardware, but provide sort of an android e-ink reader that people can put all sorts of reading apps on (Kindle, B&N, Google books, etc). I would love something like that, and maybe the T1 will be able to do that with some creative modification?
It would be nice if Sony actually went in that direction though. Or is that a completely harebrained idea?
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The T1 has the ability to buy from the Sony Store and download free books from Google Books and your public library, directly from the device.
It also has the ability to download non-DRM epub and pdf files directly, through the browser (so one should be able to access MR books, as well as Smashwords and Feedbooks and other non-DRMed sources).
How well all this is implemented remains to be seen, but it does seem that Sony is pushing for openness more than any other ebook reader maker/ebook provider.
It's not a perfect world yet - but Sony's garden has the lowest wall of all of them.