Exciting news from Sony - yesterday morning the new Reader Touch Edition and Reader Pocket Edition were unveiled at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum with re-vamped features, styles and colours (navy blue and rose for the adventurous types, black and silver for those who prefer the classic look).
Apart from getting to test drive both models, I learned a few interesting items of note:
The Toronto Public Library lets e-reader owners with a library card borrow e-books for up to 21 days (the same length allotted for regular books). Check it out at http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ebk_index.jsp
Keep in mind that there are over 500,000 public domain titles available for download on Google. So, essentially, you buy an e- reader and get a library of half a million titles. I have a feeling my financial adviser would call that a healthy investment.
The Sony Reader Touch also comes with a built-in Oxford American Dictionary. Now when you come across 'fugacious' while reading on the streetcar, all you have to do is double click the word and the definition will appear at the bottom of the screen (adj. fleeting; transitory).
Scope it out and do some research of your own - or better yet, stop by the Sony Reader Lounge on Sunday, September 27 to find out exactly what they're like. You just might fall for the pink one, too.
~ Aimee
