How many Readers are out there? - Page 8

Ncm · 03-03-2007, 12:32 AM

Hi I guess I'm 298 from this poll.

Got mine from a friend's relative in the US recently. Am staying in Singapore. Paid another S$25 for Goods and Service Tax at Customs in Singapore but its well worth it. Product is great.

kit · 03-07-2007, 04:26 AM

Hi,
I have two Readers, supplied by friends in the States - they were reimbursed via PayPal. Very unhappy that I can't buy modern books from Connect as this is not made clear anywhere on the packaging that only US owners can buy anything.
Many thanks therefore to manybooks.net and gutenberg.
If you are planning on loading txt files, run them through BBeB Binder and they show much better on the Reader. Get it from code.google.

ultim8fury · 03-07-2007, 05:30 AM

you can buy books from the connect store if you're not in the US you just need your US contacts to buy credit for you.

LaughingVulcan · 03-14-2007, 08:46 PM

Bloomington, Illinois checking in with my brand new just-out-of-the-box-and-charged-up Reader.

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KDawg · 04-03-2007, 08:53 AM

Just picked up a Sony Reader at the Borders in RDU Airport in NC.

JSWolf · 04-03-2007, 12:14 PM

My wife & I have a Sony Reader in Roslindale, MA.

Patricia · 05-16-2007, 07:23 PM

I'm 337 on the poll. I'm in Cardiff, UK and bought the reader via an Ebay shop.

tsgreer · 05-16-2007, 07:44 PM

Congrats and welcome Patricia. How do you like it so far?

Hadrien · 05-16-2007, 08:20 PM

Well, I've had one for a few months now but I never voted here before...

Do we have any real number on how many PRS-500 were sold ? I heard that the preorder for it was around 10k.

dhbailey · 05-17-2007, 07:12 AM

I just saw an article at PCWorld on how Sony had a terrific last quarter (or was it year?) and that was mainly due to cameras and notebook computers. There was no mention whatsoever of the PRS500, but the article did mention that PS2 was not a part of the increase in profitability. I was sorry not to read a sentence such as "Sony attributes much of its increased profitability to the huge sales of its new PRS500 e-book reader." No mention at all, which makes me think I'm correct in assuming it is a tiny tiny niche of their business, sort of like a hobby-horse of one important executive that the others are letting go ahead just to satisfy that one person.

But this is all conjecture. I wonder how that preorder of 10K compares to preorders of their other electronic devices (i.e. non-computers.)

Bob Russell · 05-17-2007, 07:44 AM

I think it's a safe assumption that the Reader is a minor portion of overall revenues, even in contrast to the rest of its electronics business such as televisions, computers, audio players, gaming, etc. One can also see that from the relative advertising budgets.

I bet the first Walkman was also "insignificant" revenue for Sony. We have seen reports that the Reader is doing much better than anticipated. All indications are that Sony considers this to be an early effort in a coming market, and there's no reason to think that sales will slow anytime soon. One good sign is that there seems to be a disproportionate amount of interest in the Reader, and it is doing amazingly well relative to metrics like returns, customer satisfaction, etc.

But it may be quite a while until we hear Sony talking about a book device as being a revenue or profit leader. Things like video games, tvs and computers are likely to rule the roost for a long time.

benn600 · 05-17-2007, 10:16 AM

lol. I'm not even a big reader. I just bought one because I have to have every cool and unique, but useful gadget. Although I must say I've wanted to read more. So now I can! lol. I wouldn't have the barrier of running to the library, bookstore, or clicking on Amazon.

athlonkmf · 06-03-2007, 04:58 PM

Looks like I'm 344.

I bought mine for 3 reasons.
1) I wanted an ebookreader for my manga. Too bad that the reader can not read through folders... So I had to program my own thingie to make the reader happy: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11261

2) I wanted a reader for the upcoming Harry Potter-novel this summer. As I don't want to hold a pound worth of paper. I usually end up using my old PDA to read the digitized version, but the screen's resolution is not good enough...

3) I wanted to see how well the epaper-technology work and see if I can start developing for it already.

For my main purpose, the reader is very good, although it takes a long time to convert my collection of manga. Even on a powerful computer...

I do believe that this is still an early-adaptor gadget. When the technology matures (in a year or two) I'd probably buy the 3rd generation.
Battery time is not really an issue now, so I'd think a stronger (faster page turns, able to read PDF and zipped-files), lighter and smaller reader with a colourdisplay would be my next wannahave.

Gibbo · 06-03-2007, 06:11 PM

Still undecided.

melechmet · 06-03-2007, 06:45 PM

I own one since mid March and love it. Have a 4gb SD card for it. I'd definately recommend it.

View Poll Results: Wanting to keep a running count of Readers in the field.
I have a Reader!	375	97.66%
I don't have a Reader, but I want to see the Results	9	2.34%
Voters: 384. You may not vote on this poll

03-07-2007, 04:26 AM	#107
kit Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony PRS 500	Readers in Europe Hi, I have two Readers, supplied by friends in the States - they were reimbursed via PayPal. Very unhappy that I can't buy modern books from Connect as this is not made clear anywhere on the packaging that only US owners can buy anything. Many thanks therefore to manybooks.net and gutenberg. If you are planning on loading txt files, run them through BBeB Binder and they show much better on the Reader. Get it from code.google.

06-03-2007, 04:58 PM	#118
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	Looks like I'm 344. I bought mine for 3 reasons. 1) I wanted an ebookreader for my manga. Too bad that the reader can not read through folders... So I had to program my own thingie to make the reader happy: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11261 2) I wanted a reader for the upcoming Harry Potter-novel this summer. As I don't want to hold a pound worth of paper. I usually end up using my old PDA to read the digitized version, but the screen's resolution is not good enough... 3) I wanted to see how well the epaper-technology work and see if I can start developing for it already. For my main purpose, the reader is very good, although it takes a long time to convert my collection of manga. Even on a powerful computer... I do believe that this is still an early-adaptor gadget. When the technology matures (in a year or two) I'd probably buy the 3rd generation. Battery time is not really an issue now, so I'd think a stronger (faster page turns, able to read PDF and zipped-files), lighter and smaller reader with a colourdisplay would be my next wannahave. Last edited by athlonkmf; 06-03-2007 at 05:01 PM.

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03-03-2007, 12:32 AM	#106
Ncm Member Posts: 10 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony PRS500	Hi I guess I'm 298 from this poll. Got mine from a friend's relative in the US recently. Am staying in Singapore. Paid another S$25 for Goods and Service Tax at Customs in Singapore but its well worth it. Product is great.

03-07-2007, 05:30 AM	#108
ultim8fury Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 368 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Device: PRS500, Looking at 700	you can buy books from the connect store if you're not in the US you just need your US contacts to buy credit for you.

03-14-2007, 08:46 PM	#109
LaughingVulcan Technophile Posts: 206 Karma: 617 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of Lincoln Device: Kobo Sage. Ex Sony (PRS-500, -600, -650 and Nook)	Bloomington, Illinois checking in with my brand new just-out-of-the-box-and-charged-up Reader. -

04-03-2007, 08:53 AM	#110
KDawg Junior Senior Posts: 94 Karma: 81 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: nookColor, nook, PRS-900, PRS-505, PRS-500, Kindle PW, Kindle Oasis	Just picked up a Sony Reader at the Borders in RDU Airport in NC.

04-03-2007, 12:14 PM	#111
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	My wife & I have a Sony Reader in Roslindale, MA.

05-16-2007, 07:23 PM	#112
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I'm 337 on the poll. I'm in Cardiff, UK and bought the reader via an Ebay shop.

05-16-2007, 07:44 PM	#113
tsgreer Lovin' the e-book life... Posts: 633 Karma: 2509 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Device: Ebookwise 1150, Sony PRS-505, Amazon Kindle, BeBook (with OpenInkpot)	Congrats and welcome Patricia. How do you like it so far?

05-16-2007, 08:20 PM	#114
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Well, I've had one for a few months now but I never voted here before... Do we have any real number on how many PRS-500 were sold ? I heard that the preorder for it was around 10k.

05-17-2007, 07:12 AM	#115
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	I just saw an article at PCWorld on how Sony had a terrific last quarter (or was it year?) and that was mainly due to cameras and notebook computers. There was no mention whatsoever of the PRS500, but the article did mention that PS2 was not a part of the increase in profitability. I was sorry not to read a sentence such as "Sony attributes much of its increased profitability to the huge sales of its new PRS500 e-book reader." No mention at all, which makes me think I'm correct in assuming it is a tiny tiny niche of their business, sort of like a hobby-horse of one important executive that the others are letting go ahead just to satisfy that one person. But this is all conjecture. I wonder how that preorder of 10K compares to preorders of their other electronic devices (i.e. non-computers.)

05-17-2007, 07:44 AM	#116
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I think it's a safe assumption that the Reader is a minor portion of overall revenues, even in contrast to the rest of its electronics business such as televisions, computers, audio players, gaming, etc. One can also see that from the relative advertising budgets. I bet the first Walkman was also "insignificant" revenue for Sony. We have seen reports that the Reader is doing much better than anticipated. All indications are that Sony considers this to be an early effort in a coming market, and there's no reason to think that sales will slow anytime soon. One good sign is that there seems to be a disproportionate amount of interest in the Reader, and it is doing amazingly well relative to metrics like returns, customer satisfaction, etc. But it may be quite a while until we hear Sony talking about a book device as being a revenue or profit leader. Things like video games, tvs and computers are likely to rule the roost for a long time.

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05-17-2007, 10:16 AM	#117
benn600 Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 50 Join Date: May 2007	lol. I'm not even a big reader. I just bought one because I have to have every cool and unique, but useful gadget. Although I must say I've wanted to read more. So now I can! lol. I wouldn't have the barrier of running to the library, bookstore, or clicking on Amazon.

06-03-2007, 06:11 PM	#119
Gibbo Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2475053 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Galaxy Tab A (2019) - iPhone 11 - KA1 - Onyx Boox Nova Pro	Still undecided.

06-03-2007, 06:45 PM	#120
melechmet Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: Sony Reader	I own one since mid March and love it. Have a 4gb SD card for it. I'd definately recommend it.