It looks like Sony is trying to corner the electronic book reader market – again. The ‘Sony Reader’ is about the same size as a paperback and electronic versions of bestselling novels will be available through a Sony along the same lines as Itunes. After failing with a product in Japan that was thought to be too expensive, I can’t see that launching a product with a $300 – $400 price point is much different. Further, as we are moving to an age of convergence, carrying another device that doesn’t have anything like the features of an Ipaq, simply doesn’t look productive to me. Come on Sony; simply integrate this E-ink technology into devices that we already use……
