I wanted to run this by the group. Although they boast over 11,000 books available on Connect, when are they going to get a significant boost? We all get the e-mails with maybe 10-12 books added per week.....but it is so limited. With Itunes, if I don't feel like going to the store, or I want to save a couple of dollars on a CD, I can download, and they almost always have what I am looking for.
I am really looking forward to a true bookstore experience where most times when walking into a store, I have no idea what book to buy, I look around and find one by browsing. Or when someone suggests a book, I tend to write it down, go to the store and buy it.
I was really hoping to be able to get that experience when I bought my reader, but with the limited titles in Connect, I have found only 1 title out of at least 20 recommendations from friends that are available, and I have to REALLY hunt to find a new one when I am just browsing around. I am really looking forward to a true bookstore experience. What's holding it back at this point? Does anyone think there will be improvements in expanding their library anytime in the near future, or are we a long wait away from that? Am I expecting too much hoping this becomes similar to an Itunes/Ipod experience? It seems like Sony has slowed on the marketing of the reader while new competitors are lingering around ready to release other devices. I haven't seen much buzz or news on the reader in a while. I hope Sony isn't on the fringe of making this another obsolete Librie.