Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Steve Haber Speaks: Apple’s Rejection, Sony Reader Sales, the Future of E-Ink

PW: "In a wide ranging conversation, Sony Reader president Steve Haber said the Sony Readers have sold millions of units; that the redesigned Touch and Pocket edition units have sold out completely and he maintained that Apple changed the rules on them when it rejected the Sony iPad/iPhone app. Haber outlined a growing international demand for Sony Readers, the launch of a library device lending program and emphasized that not only are e-ink devices 'not doomed' but “set to replace the traditional book."