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	Sony Librie EBR-1000EP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sony supplies the Librie EBR-1000EP, an ebook display device, to the public.
		The LIBRIe is available new from Sony or from retailers (online globally, or locally in Japan) as a Japanese-language version, and through the used marketplace.
		Sony announced the Sony Reader PRS-500 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 5, 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sony_Librie_EBR-1000EP (480 words)

	Sony Reader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unlike its close cousin, the LIBRIé, the Sony Reader offers no way for the user to annotate a digital book due to lack of a keyboard.
		Sony: a press release that discusses the Reader is under e-Entertainment near the bottom.
		Sony LIBRIé: the precursor to the Reader, sold only in Japan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sony_Reader (278 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Technology \| Technology \| Library without books
		Sony's Yoshitaka Ukita is passionate about his work and, as general manager of the electronics giant's ebook business department in Japan, he has every reason to be a fervent believer in the brave new world he's planning to bring to the Japanese public.
		The current-generation Libriè has no online capability, so books must be downloaded to a PC (Windows only for now, although the device runs on Sony Linux), then transferred to the reader via its USB 2.0 port or by using a Memory Stick.
		Sony offers the efficient Libriè LE for Windows ebook emulator as a free download, for the slightly unappealing experience of reading a novel in front of a computer.
	technology.guardian.co.uk /online/story/0,3605,1197495,00.html (1530 words)

	Sony librie ebr 1000ep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	Boston.com / Business / Technology / REVIEW: Sony e-book a revolution for eyes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Yet reading on a Librie easily beats squinting at the best liquid crystal display on the market even though the screen resolution is only 800 by 600 pixels.
		Librie is now sold only in Japan, where it costs a hefty $380, with Sony saying it has no plans to offer the gadget in the United States, where the core technology originated.
		Librie's features include 200 percent enlargement of the text, an installed dictionary that looks up words while you read and a voice reader.
	www.boston.com /business/technology/articles/2004/06/30/review_sony_e_book_a_revolution_for_eyes (708 words)

	Sony Global - Press Release - First-Generation Electronic Paper Display from Philips, Sony and E Ink to Be Used in New ...
		Sony's e-Book reader LIBRIé, the first device to utilize Philips' display solution for enhanced reading, is similar in size and design to a paperback book.
		Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.
		Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $62 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003.
	www.sony.net /SonyInfo/News/Press/200403/04-0324E (933 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Digital paper makes device debut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sony, Philips and digital paper pioneer E-Ink have announced an electronic book reader that is due to go on sale in Japan in late April for $375 (£204).
		Called Librié, the device will be the size of a paperback book and can hold 500 texts in its onboard memory.
		E-Ink and partner Toppan make the basic electronic paper technology, Philips is supplying the electronics to drive the display and Sony has handled the design of the outer case.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/technology/3568505.stm (387 words)

	TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home » Print » ‘Sony’s Librie - The Best eBook Reader You’ll ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sony only sells the Librie in Japan and the unit and all the software is in Japanese.
		If CEO Howard Stringer really wants to change [5] Sony’s dysfunctional corporate culture, the e-book side of the company would be a great place to start.
		Matt is no dummy, and his [12] frustrations with the Librie are one more example of the perils of the Tower of eBabel approach.
	www.teleread.org /blog/wp-print.php?p=3401 (621 words)

	Sony Seeks Novel Success [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] February 16, 2006
		Sony (NYSE: SNE) may have missed the boat in the digital music player craze, but it's going to try to regain any lost credibility with its coming Sony Reader product.
		The Sony Reader will be lighter and thinner than the Librie, and it won't include the tiny QWERTY keyboard that allowed Librie readers to mark up margins -- the way many of us do to regular books.
		In an emailed discussion about my friend's Sony Librie, another friend asked, "Can your Librie separate into three sections held together by Scotch tape, with page 60 missing?" Books' fragility may be a practical nuisance, but a beat-up, dog-eared book is also a symbol of how much we enjoyed it.
	www.fool.com /News/mft/2006/mft06021620.htm (786 words)

	Wired News: Screening the Latest Bestseller
		Even Sony's Librie, which uses the E Ink display and was released to the Japanese market in 2004, hasn't sold that well.
		Sony has said that the Reader will be able to display content from RSS feeds and from PDF files in addition to e-books in Sony's own BBeB format.
		Sony's new Reader will not spell the end of that long history, but it could be the opening of an interesting new chapter.
	www.wired.com /news/technology/0,70039-0.html (1007 words)

	Sony launches true electronic book \| The Register
		Unlike most 72dpi notebook and monitor panels, the 6in one used in the Sony Librié 1000-EP is a 170dpi job.
		The technology comes to Sony from Philips - the e-book uses Philips' Electronic Paper Display, which is itself based on E-Ink technology.
		In that space, Sony has crammed in a USB 2.0 port, Qwerty keypad, speaker and earphone socket (the Librié has a voice recording facility).
	www.theregister.co.uk /2004/03/25/sony_launches_true_electronic_book (468 words)

	Dynamism.com - Sony Librie
		The Librie has 10mb of internal memory, and a MemoryStick slot-- so you can (optionally) add capacity in sized up to 4gb.
		The Librie's only significant shortcoming is the difficulty of loading content.
		The Librie ships with a fold-over cover that makes it easy to slip into your bag without worrying about scratching.
	www.dynamism.com /librie (232 words)

	The Sony Librie (kottke.org)
		Aside from the thinnest touch-screen tablet PC I've ever seen, the thing that blew me away was the Sony Librie, the first commerically available electronic ink e-book reader.
		What you can't see from the photo is how insanely crisp and clear the text on the "screen" is. It was book-text quality...it looked like a decal until you pushed the next button and the whole screen changed.
		If Sony opened this up and used normal flash memory like everyone else, this thing would be huge.
	www.kottke.org /05/04/the-sony-librie (446 words)

	MAKE: Blog: HOW TO make DRM-free ebooks for the Sony Librie e-ink ebook reader (part I) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		HOW TO make DRM-free ebooks for the Sony Librie e-ink ebook reader (part I) The Sony Librie is a stunning e-ink ebook reading device with the most print-like book reading experience you can have at this time (the display moves microscopic fl and white particles held within spherical microcapsules).
		Sony primarily wanted to sell folks DRM'ed ebooks that expired in 60 days, and while you could convert PDFs, the conversion would just display the PDFs as images, so you didn't get zoom in, zoom out and all the benefits of e-ink.
		To run the Librie application in english, just download this EXE and double click it, all the text is now in english.
	www.makezine.com /blog/archive/2005/08/how_to_make_drm_1.html (1965 words)

	I4U News - Sony Librie on Sale with English OS
		The cool Sony e-book viewer Librie is available with English OS from Dynamism.
		The Librie uses its own file format, but is capable of displaying (converted) PDF files.
		MAKE Magazine is also working apparently on some firmware hacks for the Sony Librie.
	www.i4u.com /article3824.html (554 words)

	Librie reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This is a short (and currently incomplete) reference in english for those struggling with the Japanese-only Sony Librie EBR-1000EP.
		If you have a memorystick inserted into your librie unit you will be able to switch the destination of the books to be copied over by clicking on the upper-left icon in the right-hand perspective and selecting memorystick.
		Since there is no linux driver for the librie available yet, your best bet is probably to mount a memorystick and transfer the files to here.
	www.get-set.net /librie (1062 words)

	The Sony Librié (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sony says that its Librié palm-sized e-book reader is the world’s first consumer device to have an “electronic paper” display that rivals the quality of newsprint.
		Librié can store up to 500 e-books in its onboard memory and goes on sale in Japan in April for around $375.
		The latest Sony innovation boasts a 15-cm diagonal display with a resolution of 170 pixels per inch.
	forums.livingwithstyle.com /t27383-sony-libri.html (300 words)

	Boing Boing: Sony's Librie e-book reader: great display, awful DRM
		Yuri Kageyama writes a glowing review of Sony's new ebook reader, which uses a new kind of display technology that rivals paper.
		The display uses little balls that are painted fl and white, containing the same pigments found in laser printer toner cartridges for fl, and used in sunblock and paint for white.
		(Sony is making a similar mistake with its music players.) I hope somebody with a sensible DRM policy starts using these great display screens.
	www.boingboing.net /2004/07/02/sonys_librie_ebook_r.html (331 words)

	TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
		The Librie angle: Ideally Sony will understand the implications of the FX study and turn the Librie into a full-powered PDA, with a focus on text-related apps and the ability to work with an optional keyboard, not just the little one built into the machine.
		The Librie's screen is great but the DRM could be pesky until someone cracks it, says Chad Sichello of Second Chance Publishers, writing in from Japan after playing with The Machine of the Moment in Tokyo.
		Sony would have quietly launched it only in Japan if they had no plans to be aggressive in the ebook area.
	www.teleread.org /blog/2004_03_28_archive.html#108080430087177906 (10141 words)

	JS Online:Sony e-book reader tackles the fine print
		In the meantime, the Librie is a dazzling pathfinder, and it could easily be the first electronic reader to catch on.
		Librie is now sold only in Japan, where it costs $380, with Sony saying it has no plans to offer the gadget in the United States, where the core technology originated.
		Librie's features include 200% enlargement of the text, an installed dictionary that looks up words while you read and a voice reader.
	www.jsonline.com /enter/books/jul04/243104.asp (589 words)

	IrishEyes: Hacker needed for Sony Librie
		I've read reviews on the Sony Librie before and know there is nothing on the market with its crisp display and lightweight footprint.
		In my case, I would use the Sony software to convert a PDF to the Librie's file format, and then put that file on the Librie by inserting a MemoryStick.
		Dynamism -- "The Librie is most useful as a great piece of technology that is useful if you have PDFs to reference or read".
	irish.typepad.com /irisheyes/2005/05/hacker_needed_f.html (465 words)

	Personal Technology -- Personal Technology from The Wall Street Journal. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Sony Librie gets high marks for its svelte size: at 8.5 ounces and 5 inches by 7.5 inches by 0.5 inches, it's smaller and only a bit heavier than the 138-page instruction manual it ships with.
		I took the Librie with me on a coffee run -- down a dim hallway, into the elevator and out into bright sunlight -- reading comfortably all the way.
		Users download digital books to their computers from there and then transfer them to the Librie, but only about 600 are available.
	ptech.wsj.com /archive/ptech-20040715.html (905 words)

	I4U News - CES 2006: Sony Reader
		Sony announced a new electronic paper gadget at the CES 2006 called Sony Reader.
		The Sony Reader follows the Sony Librie that was already available in Japan for a while now.
		Sony combined a electronic paper display with a one-handed navigation and durable case.
	www.i4u.com /article4850.html (533 words)

	LiveScience.com - Arthur C. Clarke's 'Newspad' Finally Arrives
		Sony will be happy to sell you a memory stick or SD card to give you room for more.
		It also appears that Sony has listened to consumers who tore their hair in agony over the absurd digital rights management (DRM) scheme in their previous reader—pretty much total lockdown.
		Read about the Sony Reader predecessor - the Sony LIBRIe and the Two-sided Toshiba Reader; peek into the future at two-sided electronic paper.
	www.livescience.com /scienceoffiction/060112_sony_reader.html (513 words)

	BIOS: The Quality Tech Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The high-tech gadget is essentially a greyscale display panel with a resolution of 600x800 pixels and 170dpi - the latter of which is a much higher resolution than a computer monitor's 72dpi panel.
		Sony claims you can read more than 10,000 pages before the four AAA Alkaline batteries need to be replaced.
		Sony's e-Book reader LIBRIé, the first device to utilise Philips' display solution for enhanced reading, is similar in size and design to a paperback book.
	www.biosmagazine.co.uk /article.php?id=909 (780 words)

	MAKE: Blog: HOWTO - Sony Librie English GUI Firmware Patch
		The previous and latest version(s) of the Librie English GUI Firmware Patch includes a HOWTO TXT file, a few folks asked me for some help- so here's the original how-to with my screenshots and comments.
		Posted by: keithpajonas on December 21, 2005 at 04:36 PM data.bin can be renamed to anything you'd like, as long as you specify the same filename on the command-line when applying the patch.
		Posted by: johnwise on August 04, 2005 at 01:03 PM I have purchased the Librie and am waiting arrival and have no experience with it, so the question I am asking may be naive, but in step 2 it says to rename "data.bin" to "data.bin.orig".
	www.makezine.com /blog/archive/2005/06/howto_sony_libr.html (846 words)

	e-books Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In other words, the Librie was whittled down to an electronic library card to a dark-horse collection, when with the right marketing approach (and perhaps an optional colour version) it could have been a whiz-bang device with the potential to take the e-world by storm.
		Sony has responded to some degree to the criticism of how it has handled the Librie (not to mention its discomfort with the apparent low sales of the device).
		In June 2004 SONY announced that they would no longer be selling any new models of the SONY Clie in the United States, a casualty of intense PDA wars and increasing competition from other devices, especially the converged (PDA-enabled) smart phone.
	www.e-book.com.au /mainp2.htm (5358 words)

	Gods of Commerce: Sony Librie
		Second, Sony has the nonsensical view that people will buy proprietary books to use on the Librie.
		Fortunately, Sony has a new CEO brought in from the outside.
		The Librie group on Yahoo and the Librie Wiki are the best sources for info on this.
	phillips.blogs.com /goc/2005/06/sony_librie.html (462 words)

	Librie.FAQ - LibrieWiki
		Sony is only offering japanese software and manuals at the moment.
		The firmware of the Librie has also been translated, see [1] for details.
		Sony offers four japanese windows programs to generate your own books on the librie.
	www.sven.de /librie/Librie/FAQ (302 words)

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