According to Sony Representative , the Japanese manufacturer this year is not going to release a new e-book. In addition, the production model will be removed and updated Reader PRS-T3, which is probably destined to be one of the last of such devices, released under the name Sony. In the ranks remain the large model Sony DPT-S1 with a 13-inch screen, focused on business users.
Sony was one of the pioneers of electronic mass market books. In 2004 the Japanese introduced a model Sony Librie, which offered a six-inch screen based on electronic ink, and Sony was the first company holding promotion format ePub - the open format of electronic versions of books.
Sony Desire to withdraw from the e-book market did not surprise: first, the company had lost interest in the North American market, then stopped deliveries in Australia and Europe. This is due primarily to the huge popularity of inexpensive tablet devices used for reading, too.