Sony Rebounds
Well, just when I'm getting ready to write off the Sony Reader, they come roaring back in the second period and throw a Hail Mary pass that sends the game into extra innings.
Sony announced today that they have reached an agreement with Google (It's All About World Domination, Man) to access the library of books that Google has been scanning and squirreling away in their Doomsday Bunker. Ok, I made the last part up. But if I had bunches of billions to play around with, I wouldn't spend it just on a widebody party plane. I mean I would do that too, but I'd also build a Doomsday Bunker. Not because I think Doomsday is close or anything but who doesn't want their own Doomsday Bunker. Anyone? Ok, maybe that's just me then.
Anyway, Google has been scanning books into a giant database for a while now and Sony has concluded an agreement to get access to those books, or at least the ones that are no longer in copyright. Which means pretty much anything from before 1923. Finally I can immerse myself in the entire oeuvre of my hero, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton.
Amazon - your turn.
