Reader Digital Book
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The Reader Digital Book holds about 160 eBooks or hundreds more with optional removable memory cards. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever and wherever you want. With thousands of eBook titles available at the eBook Store from Sony, you can choose to download new releases, classics and popular book titles as well as view other document formats such as Adobe® PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB® and Microsoft® Word. Its long battery life lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and the amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on the eyes.
Note: Use of companion eBook Store limited to U.S. and Canadian residents. Certain titles may not be available for download based on place of residence.
Ultra portable
The Reader Digital Book offers a unique, on-the-go reading experience and is the perfect travel companion. With a compact and lightweight design, you can take it almost anywhere and read your books whenever and wherever you want. More compact than many paperbacks, it weighs about 9 ounces6 (without cover), is 1/3” thin8, and holds up to 160 eBooks4. You can easily hold it in one hand, and with its rechargeable battery, you can turn up to 7,500 continuous pages on a single charge2.
Multiple eBook titles available
The Reader Digital Book allows you to search, browse, discover, and buy thousands of new releases, classics and popular eBook titles from the Connect eBook Store and other participating websites3. You can even go to other sites that have unsecured eBooks in file formats that the Reader supports5. Access over 500,000 free public domain titles from Google12. This translates into an incredible amount of content suitable for the Reader.
Content Storage Capability
With a compact and lightweight design you can take the Reader Digital Book almost anywhere. And with plenty of internal memory, and a slot for optional removable memory cards, you can take hundreds of titles, user-selected Web content, or other supported documents for reading on the go. It will hold approximately 160 averaged sized eBooks in internal memory (256 MB total capacity)4 and hundreds more with optional removable memory cards.
Impressive, paper-like display
The Reader Digital Book provides a new way to experience reading. It boasts an impressive 6-inch display1, utilizing breakthrough E Ink® technology that’s almost paper-like, making it easy to read, even in bright sunshine. In addition, the screen allows for high contrast and high resolution, with a near 180º viewing angle. The text can also be magnified for comfort.
More Than eBooks
The Reader Digital Book isn’t just about reading eBooks. Using the included eBook Library 2.0 PC Software, you can easily transfer Adobe® PDF documents10, Microsoft Word documents5, BBeB Book, and other text file formats to the Reader, allowing you the flexibility to access and view multiple files at any time.
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System Requirements
- Hard Drive : 256MB9 Minimum available Hard Drive space
- Internet Connection : Broadband suggested3
- Operating System : Operating System --- Windows® XP (Home Edition/Professional, Media Center Edition, Media Center Edition 2004, Media Center Edition 2005)& Windows Vista® (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate).
- Optical Drive : Optical Drive capable of reading CD-ROM
- Processor : 800MHz Intel® Celeron® class processor or better
- RAM : 128 MB Minimum
- USB Port : USB 1.1 or faster USB Port (Optimal with USB 2.0)
Display
- Gray Scale : 8-Level Grey Scale
- Resolution : Approx. 170 Pixels Per Inch
- Screen Size : Approx. 6" Measured Diagonally
- Technology : E Ink® "Electronic Paper"
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Power
- AC Power : Optional AC Charger requires 120 Volts 60Hz
- Battery Life (Approx) : Up to 7,500 page turns2
- Battery Type : Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
- Recharging Time : Approx. 4 Hours with USB charging from powered Computer or Approx. 2 Hours when using optional AC wall charger
Service and Warranty Information
- Limited Warranty Term : Labor- 90 days from the date of purchase; Parts- 1 Year from the date of purchase. See actual warranty for details.
In the Box
- Quick Start Guide
- Tan Soft Case
- CD-ROM
- USB Cable
Accessories & Extras
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AC Charger for Reader Digital Book
$29.99
Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
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8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
$49.99
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2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
$19.99
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16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
$89.99
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4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
$34.99
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Write a review- Residual image may show on display. This is due to the display characteristics and not a malfunction.
- Viewable area measured diagonally.
- Up to 7,500 continuous page turns with a single full charge on internal rechargeable battery. Actual battery life will vary base on usage patterns, settings and battery conditions.
- Requires Internet connection (broadband recommended). Internet service may require a fee.
- Based on average un-illustrated eBook file size of 1.2MB. Actual file sizes vary by electronic book title.
- Adobe® PDF, JPEG, BBeB Book and plain text formats natively supported. Microsoft Word requires conversion using included software.
- Non-metric weights and measures are approximate and may vary.
- Un-encrypted MP3 and AAC format audio files only. Not compatible with most digital copyright formatted audio file content. Headphones not included.
- Measured at the narrowest point.
- MB means one million bytes when referring to memory capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of memory space is reserved for operating system and other system functions.
- 10. Adobe® PDF files look better when optimized with the Reader’s screen size, and text may appear small if not optimized.
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E Ink is a trademark of E Ink Corporation. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe PDF and Adobe Reader are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Intel and Celeron are either registered or trademarks of the Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other products or companies mentioned are either registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.