Sony Reader

Apple on Sony Reader: "We Have Not Changed Our Guidelines"

John Paczkowski in News on February 1, 2011 at 9:10 am PT

Apple rejected Sony’s Reader iPhone app from the App Store this week in a move that the New York Times portrays as Apple “further tightening its control of the App Store.” And if, as the Times claims, Apple’s rejection of the Reader app meant that Sony and others like it could no longer sell content from their apps or offer customers access to purchases made outside the App Store, it would have been just that. But that’s not quite what’s happened.

Transferring E-Books from One iPad App to Another

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 22, 2010 at 2:33 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on e-reader apps and devices.

Finding the Best Way to Read Books on an iPad

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on September 15, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

The iPad offers a wide selection of different e-reading apps. None is substantially better than the other, but together they enhance the experience of reading e-books.

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The ABCs of E-Reading

Geoffrey A. Fowler and Marie C. Baca, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 25, 2010 at 2:14 pm PT

People who buy e-readers tend to spend more time than ever with their nose in a book, preliminary research shows. A study of 1,200 e-reader owners by Marketing and Research Resources Inc. found that 40 percent said they now read more than they did with print books. Of those surveyed, 58 percent said they read about the same as before while two percent said they read less than before. And 55 percent of the respondents in the May study, paid for by e-reader maker Sony Corp., thought they’d use the device to read even more books in the future.

The Chapter And Verse on E-Bookstores

Geoffrey A. Fowler in Personal Technology on May 26, 2010 at 6:14 pm PT

By Geoffrey Fowler.

While much of the attention has focused on the e-book reading devices, it’s becoming clear that the important decision isn’t just which device you choose, but also which e-bookstore you decide to frequent.

Sony’s E-Reader Opens New Chapter in Kindle Rivalry

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 13, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

The wireless Reader Daily Edition is a much-improved model that could make it more competitive with Kindle, but its interface takes some mastering, says Walt Mossberg.

Sony Recruits News Corp. to Give Its Reader Line a Boost

Peter Kafka in Media on December 17, 2009 at 8:21 am PT

How do you catch up to Amazon in the e-book race it is running away with? Maybe exclusive content will help. That’s what Sony says it is trying to do with News Corp. and some of its publications. The partnership the two companies announced today won’t be nearly enough to make Sony’s Reader line competitive. But it does point in the direction both companies would like to head.

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Skiff Joins a Cadre of E-Subscription Options

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 4, 2009 at 12:45 pm PT

Hearst executives say that they were driven to create Skiff because existing options just don’t live up to the expectations of newspaper readers–and the business needs of publishers. Here’s a round-up of what else exists in the market today:

Barnes & Noble to Amazon: Mine Is Bigger Than Yours

John Paczkowski in News on July 21, 2009 at 2:00 am PT

Six years after shuttering its first e-book effort, Barnes & Noble has embarked on a new one. Monday afternoon, the bookseller announced what it describes as “the world’s largest eBookstore,” an online storefront that boasts 700,000 titles.