Sony’s Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300 is about as inexpensive as e-book readers corrently get: $200 for a slim gadget with a 5-inch, 8-grayscale E Ink screen. It lacks extras that some competitors ... Last week we covered the imminent release of the Samsung SNE-50K e-book reader, so it seems reasonable for us to give as much information as we can about Sony’s two new e-readers: the PRS-300 and ...

Understanding the Context

It looks like Sony may be getting ready to roll out two new e-readers, one of which might replace the existing PRS-700 model. The rumor started when a poster at the SonyInsider forums discovered a ... Gear Live: Sony Reader Pocket and Reader Touch: E-book readers at a bargain Ars Technica: A comparison of 3 eBook Formats with the Sony Reader (or: Why LRF is an Evil Villain) A comparison of 3 eBook Formats with the Sony Reader (or: Why LRF is an Evil Villain) Sony introduced today two new e-book readers to compete with Amazon’s Kindle series. But do they really have the potential to outsell Amazon’s hot device?

Key Insights

Have a look at the chart I put together, ... I just bought the PRS-505 last night and it's great. However, I have read multiple reports that the new units (PRS-300 and PRS-600) are much, much faster with PDFs, so I will upgrade when Borders ...