Sonys new electronic book storer!!!!!

[puddicat]

Just see on the telly sonys new book storer which holds up to 160 books which you can download, and change the size of the text, is this the end of buying books??

[aka pixi]

not for me. I tried to read a bit of an e-book (or whatever they are called) ages ago and it did my head in. I love books and would never ever upgrade them lol

[LeMarchand]

I can't understand the fuss about this or the Kindle (from Amazon). You could get a PDA or phone for less that will not only display eBooks, but a do whole lot more besides. Not to mention that eBooks are often more expensive than their print counterparts! How the heck can they justify that?

I personally use my (free on contract) HTC Touch + the (free download) Mobipocket and plunder the selection of (free because they are out of copyright) books at Project Gutenberg.

If there was no DRM (so that when I change my device I'm not stuck) and the price was better I would consider buying new books as downloads, but not until then.

[Ethel]

I would love one - the battery life is really excellent. It isn't backlit so is easy on the eye and can be read in bright sunlight.

I read at least 20 books when I go abroad for a month, so this would make life a lot easier.

I sometimes have problems manipulating books and this would solve that problem too. And the font can be altered without losing paragraphs.

Yes I know I could use my laptop, but this is a lot more portable, can be used anywhere for many hours without a recharge, and I could use it lying down, just as I would a book.

There is only one problem - I do not buy novels. I get all of my novels from the library (the author gets his fees) - I simply could not afford to buy as many books as I read, and I certainly couldn't store them all.