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Why a Reader™ from Sony

Some people say reading from a screen is inferior to reading the printed page. Not so with a Reader from Sony. This slim and light device is designed for hours of comfortable reading in direct sunlight on glare-free, paper-like display. With adjustable font sizes, contrast and brightness, you can adjust the screen to perfectly suit your taste. Use your fingertips to turn pages, zoom in or out and call up any of 12 dictionaries.

Store 100s, even 1000s, of eBooks

With a Reader™ you can carry an entire library of books in your bag, so you always have a huge choice of what to read and when to read it. The Reader™ Wi-Fi® Touch can store up to 1200 eBooks. There is also a mirco SD card slot to give you even more storage space. You can store tens of thousands of titles by using an optional MicroSD card.

 

Read for hours on the paper-like screen

Reading on a Reader™ from Sony is as easy on the eye as reading a real book. The high contrast E-Ink® Pearl display has been designed to provide the ultimate natural reading experience. The anti-glare screen allows you to read from every angle, even in direct sunlight. The touch screen display with intuitive navigation has no backlight so does not fatigue the eyes. With 8 adjustable font sizes and adjustable contrast and brightness you can customise in a way that suits your personal reading preferences.

   

Get a huge choice of eBooks

Download books and quickly transfer them from your PC or Mac to your Reader™ using a hi-speed USB connection. You can get eBooks from the websites of leading bookstores or selected websites.

Support for multiple file formats

Reader™ from Sony supports a wide choice of formats including the industry-standard ePub, PDF, Text. What this means is you can read just about anything.

   

Easy to carry around and hold for hours

Reader™ from Sony is a joy to carry. The Reader™ Wi-Fi® Touch is the world's lightest* 6" ebook reader at just 168 grams – perfect to take with you on journeys, café stops or afternoons in the park. You can easily hold and read it for hours without strain.

Long battery life

You need time to read books and when you get into a good one, the last thing you want to do is put it down. Reader™ from Sony provides over one month of reading on a single battery charge with wireless off and up to 3 weeks with wireless turned on.


* The world's lightest ebook reader with diagonal screen size of 6 inch as of 31st August 2011.