Down with paper: A review of the Sony Reader

Submitted by Blake on November 15, 2007 - 8:54am
Topic: 
Electronic Publications

A Review From Arstechnica: "The reading experience is so much like reading a paper novel that any report on it will read like a remedial lesson in using a book. (Note: if you have in fact forgotten how to use a book, it's time to step away from the keyboard.) Nevertheless, there are a few observations to make. "
The Good:
Incredible screen with superb text reproduction
PDF support
Excellent build quality, weight, and design
Simple bookmarking
The Bad:
Screen flashes when changing the display
Delay in moving between pages
Music player lacks useful options
Dropping $10 on an e-book

Comments

Submitted by EIS (not verified) on November 15, 2007 - 10:35am.

Now, if can just support DRM PDFs (there's rumors that it will in the next few months). I have the 505 (if want one, get the 505), and I love it. I don't understand why the screen flashing while changing is a bad thing (is it even worth mentioning?)?

I should add that Fictionwise supports the Reader. Multiformat books have lrf and DRM free PDF files to download. The DRM'd stuff won't work, yet.