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Originally Posted by Laurens
If true, that could also explain the delay for the Sony Reader.
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I think the Sony Reader is ready to ship, in terms of its hardware. Unlike most consumer electronics companies, Sony actually manufactures their own products (i.e. they might have offshore facitilities with workers getting far below Japanese wages, but they're not subcontracting). The delay probably has more to due with their hardships in getting major publishers cast their lot with Connect. Sony have promised 10,000 titles, and losing publishers like HarperCollins means more legwork to fill the void.