MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Odds of Sony Staying in the Ebook Business?

iphitus · 06-22-2010, 07:15 AM

Sony are looking to expand, they have stated that their eReaders (and presumably store) will be available here in Australia later this year.

I don't see book availability as an issue as it has a far greater range of stores to choose from. Borders.com.au, Kobo, the Sony Store and anywhere else that uses Adobe's Inept DRM.

Plus their hardware is slick. I know someone with a PRS600 and I'd swap my K2i for it any day. Those PDF & annotation abilities are awesome.

I don't think this will become a 2/3 horse race as suggested by some - rather the market appears to be growing. Already I can see multiple Hanlin clones now available here, an iRiver, plus some random ones I've never seen before. Asus and other companies have indicated they intend to release one too. I don't see why hardware companies such as Asus, iRiver & Sony can't compete and give Amazon/Nook/Kobo a good challenge.

06-22-2010, 07:15 AM	#28
iphitus Member Posts: 17 Karma: 372 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K2i	Sony are looking to expand, they have stated that their eReaders (and presumably store) will be available here in Australia later this year. I don't see book availability as an issue as it has a far greater range of stores to choose from. Borders.com.au, Kobo, the Sony Store and anywhere else that uses Adobe's Inept DRM. Plus their hardware is slick. I know someone with a PRS600 and I'd swap my K2i for it any day. Those PDF & annotation abilities are awesome. I don't think this will become a 2/3 horse race as suggested by some - rather the market appears to be growing. Already I can see multiple Hanlin clones now available here, an iRiver, plus some random ones I've never seen before. Asus and other companies have indicated they intend to release one too. I don't see why hardware companies such as Asus, iRiver & Sony can't compete and give Amazon/Nook/Kobo a good challenge. Last edited by iphitus; 06-22-2010 at 07:19 AM.