The Volokh Conspiracy - Questions about the Sony Reader:

I wonder if the technologically sophisticated VC readership could answer the following questions about the Sony Reader, which I'm thinking of buying for a non-English speaking relative:

1. Does the Sony Reader have the capacity to download non-English language books? Particularly Russian-language ones.

2. If the answer to 1 is "Yes," is there in fact a significant number of Russian-language books available in a form that is compatible with the reader?

3. With respect even to English-language books, how broad is the range of available titles that can be accessed through the reader? Can, you, for example, get everything that is available through Amazon.com or other similar sites? This question is in case I want to buy one for myself too.

Thanks in advance for your help!

	[Ilya Somin, December 15, 2006 at 4:40am] Trackbacks Questions about the Sony Reader: I wonder if the technologically sophisticated VC readership could answer the following questions about the Sony Reader, which I'm thinking of buying for a non-English speaking relative: 1. Does the Sony Reader have the capacity to download non-English language books? Particularly Russian-language ones. 2. If the answer to 1 is "Yes," is there in fact a significant number of Russian-language books available in a form that is compatible with the reader? 3. With respect even to English-language books, how broad is the range of available titles that can be accessed through the reader? Can, you, for example, get everything that is available through Amazon.com or other similar sites? This question is in case I want to buy one for myself too. Thanks in advance for your help!