Sony has officially announced its latest handheld device for reading e-books, the Sony PRS-T2 E-Reader. It comes equipped with a 6-inch e-ink display fitted inside a 6.75-inch casing. Sony aims to set the product apart from other e-book readers made by other well-established companies in the e-book reader market by offering social features such as Facebook and Evernote and adding in an SD card slot for extra storage. The Sony PRS-T2 E-Reader is also available in more than just one color, letting users choose any depending on their own taste or personal preference. The Sony PRS-T2 E-Reader is available now starting at $129.
What Else You Need To Know:
- The Sony PRS-T2 E-Reader supports the following e-book formats: ePub and PDF.
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Amazon’s online store is a juggernaut. It will be tough for Sony to convince customers eschew ebooks from the same company that already sells them video games, deodorant and Blu-rays. Tackling the Barnes & Noble ecosystem would be only slightly easier.- Roberto Baldwin, Wired
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This won’t be an easy sell for the company, as the PRS-T2 is priced higher than the comparable Kindle Touch and Nook Simple Touch, and lacks the powerhouse book libraries of Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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