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Originally Posted by Kris777
56.52% (39 votes) predict that Sony will produce next 5" reader and only 26.09% (18 votes) for ASTAK. As I remember I predicted that Sony will product 5" eBook reader several months ago but nobody believed...
Question: why Sony decided produce 5" ereader instead of 9.7-inches eBook reader like Amazon did?
Any chance that Amazon will produce 5" eBook reader soon?
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One reason Sony might be testing the 5" reader market is they also have extensive experience in building excellent PDA's...I am actually hoping many of the Sony PDA features are migrated to enhance one handed operation.
Amazon is really well out of their depth in building devices...so they are learning under fire. Not doing an awful job but Sony really does have an advantage on the hardware side. They might be the first company to get the 5" device right. Hanlin got the thumb wheel wrong by putting it on the right side of the reader is an example...Sony put it on the left side of their Clie nx series of PDA's...the nx73v/nx80v and there were a few others but for me those to are the ideal concept for a small format reader. Including the clam-shell case.