[Athen] ...but still no DAISY

[Shelley Haven]

Sony announces their newest Kindle competitor -- the Daily Edition e- 
reader -- to go along with their two previously-announced versions,  
the Reader Pocket Edition and Reader Touch Edition.  But...still no  
DAISY compatibility.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/170760/sonys_daily_edition_ereader_takes_on_kindle.html?tk=rel_news

Earlier this month, Sony announced that by the end of the year they  
would only sell digital books in the ePub format, an open standard  
created by publishers.  Alluding to this during their latest product  
release, Steve Haber, president of Sony's Digital Reading Business  
Division, stated:
"It's all about access to content ... We want it to be a ubiquitous  
experience, not locked in -- open, open, open."
If that's so, then it's kind of ironic that they wouldn't also support  
an open international standard like DAISY.  Here's hoping that Apple  
sees fit to include DAISY compatibility when it enters the fray  
sometime between September and next January.

- Shelley

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Shelley Haven  ATP, RET
Assistive Technology Consultant
Shelley at TechPotential.net
www.TechPotential.net




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