Sony PRS-700 6" Touchscreen 0.5GB e-book reader

Ultra-portable Sony PRS-700 Reader Digital Book The ultra-portable Sony® PRS-700 Reader Digital Book features an easy-to-use E-ink paper-like touchscreen display that makes reading easier, even in bright-light situations. Additionally, a built-in LED reading light lets you read in the dark without having to disturb others around you.

A sizeable 6-inch display with touchscreen technology lets you interact with the Reader just like a real book. A simple movement with the slide of a finger lets you easily turn pages or activate the bookmark. It also features a virtual keyboard that can be used for quick annotation or search.

The Sony® PRS-700 Reader Digital Book provides a unique way to experience reading. With its impressive 6-inch display1 , utilizing breakthrough E Ink® technology that's almost paper-like, making it easy to read, even outdoors in the sunshine. In addition, the screen allows for high contrast and high resolution, with a near 180º viewing angle.

A built-in LED reading light gives you the ability to read at night or other low-light situations without bothering others around you.

The Reader Digital Book features annotation, highlighting, and search applications that heighten your reading experience. You can easily make annotations in your digital book with the virtual keyboard or highlight text you want to remember by selecting it with a stylus pen or with the touch of your finger. You can even search for text on your Reader with the virtual keyboard or by highlighting text.

The Reader Digital Book allows you to zoom in and out as well as adjust the text into 5 different sizes.

The Reader Digital Book offers a unique, on-the-go reading experience and is the perfect travel companion. Measuring 0.4-inches thin10 and weighing just 10 ounces7 (without cover), the Reader is more compact and lightweight than many paperbacks.

While most portable electronics lose power after only a few hours, the Reader Digital Book lets you turn up to 7,500 continuous pages (or up to two weeks of reading) on a single charge2.

The Reader Digital Book gives you the freedom to leave that stack of paperbacks at home. The 512 MB internal memory will hold approximately 350 average size digital books4 and hundreds more with optional removable Memory Stick Duo™ media or SD memory cards.

The Reader Digital Book allows you to search, browse, discover, and buy new releases, classics, and popular digital book titles from the Reader™ Store3 and other participating Websites3 . You can even go to other sites that have DRM Free eBooks in file formats supported by the Reader5. This translates into an unbelievable amount of content suitable for the Reader. Access over 500,000 free public domain titles from Google12.

The Sony® PRS-700 Reader Digital Book isn't just about using it to read digital books. With the included Reader Library 2.5 PC Software, you can easily transfer Adobe® PDF documents6 , Microsoft® Word documents, BBeB® format, and other text file formats to the Reader5 . It also supports EPUB/ADEPT and connection with Adobe Digital Editions. You can even play back unsecured MP3s and AAC audio files. (Headphones not included.)

1. Viewable area measured diagonally.
2. Up to 7,500 continuous page turns with a single full charge on internal rechargeable battery. Actual battery life may vary upon usage patterns, product settings, battery, and environmental conditions.
3. Requires Internet connection (broadband recommended) and compatible PC. Internet service may require a fee. Use of companion the Reader™ Store limited to U.S. residents age 13 or older.
4. Based on average un-illustrated eBook file size of 1.2 megabytes. Actual file sizes vary by digital book title.
5. Adobe® PDF, JPEG, BBeB®, RTF, and TXT formats natively supported. Viewing Microsoft® Word (PC must have Word installed), HTML, and other files requires conversion with supplied software.
6. Adobe® PDF files look better when optimized with the Reader's screen size, and text may appear small if not optimized.
7. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate and may vary.
8. Not all products with USB connectors may communicate with each other due to chipset variations.
9. MB means 1 million bytes when referring to memory capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of memory space is reserved for operating system and other system functions.
10. Measured at the narrowest point.
11. Un-encrypted MP3 and AAC format audio files only. Not compatible with most digital copyright formatted audio file content. Headphones not included.
12. PRS-500 is not compatible with books from Google.