Digital book readers are used for reading digital books. Also known as E-book readers, these have been in the shop for awhile now. Therefore, it was actually not much of a surprise when Sony came out with its Prs-700 version. The Sony Digital Book reader is an advanced version of its range of e-book readers. Its competitors are Amazon's Kindle and Sony's very own Libri'e besides iRex iLiad and Bookeen's CyBook. Technology news has a wide range of e-book readers whose important formats are the same. Basically an e-book reader is used for the purpose of displaying e-books. To give an example a Sony e-book reader has an interface which is hooked online for the purchase of e-books from Sony Connect. This interface is somewhat akin to iTunes Store. The Sony Digital Book reader displays Adobe Pdf besides Jpeg files and others. It can play Mp3 and other audio files as well. There are some possession laws. Any e-book purchased by you can be read by 6 devices at least one of these must be a pc. So actually you can register 5 others to share your books.

Sony Prs-700 - a unique digital book reader

The Prs-700 version scores over its predecessors the 500 and the 505. Firstly, the 700 has a touch screen which works as a keyboard not found in the earlier models. Secondly, the pages can be turned over with tactile gestures as well as buttons. Thirdly, the predecessors had a very slow scrolling rate. This has been rectified by the 700's screen controller. Incidentally, the 700 also has great zoom capabilities. Compared to Amazon's Kindle the 700 is ergonomically sounder, has a longer battery life and is more user friendly. It has a memory card and can store e-books in the thousands. It does however have a few drawbacks if you do nitpicking! It does not have a built in wireless, there are glare problems associated with the 700's screen and the 700 does not retain audio books. Compared to the Kindle, the 700 is perhaps a tad more difficult to read. However, the 700 is actually a connoisseur's selection for the delight of reading.