Sony Reader - a novel departure

No dog-eared pages or papercuts: the reading revolution is here... Portable media players have hogged the personal entertainment spotlight somewhat, leaving books increasingly resigned to dusty shelves. Now, after an initial release in the US, the Reader from Sony seeks to bring Bacon and Dostoevsky into the digital era. The handheld electronic device, no bigger than your average paperback, uses E Ink technology consisting of eight shades of grey to produce a paper-like appearance on the six-inch screen. This even allows it to be read in direct sunlight. The Reader certainly isn't cheap, but with thousands of ebooks available for download it's a good way to satisfy the legions of gadget-loving bibliophiles. Who said digital page turning would never catch on?