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Speculation on the net that Sony would release a wireless larger screen ebook reader that would be more of a challenge to the Kindle DX than the two models that we already know about was apparently true.

At its press conference in New York this morning, Sony announced the “Reader Daily Edition” which will have a 7″ touch screen with 16 grayscale levels. 3G wireless connectivity will be via AT&T at no additional charges to the user to connect to Sony’s eBook Store, but there will be no internet. The new ereader should be available in December at a price of $399.

Sony has also partnered with Overdrive to allow users to download ebooks from local participating libraries. These titles will expire after 21 days.

The Sony PRS-300 and PRS-600, which were announced previously, will go on sale tomorrow, Aug. 26.

Sony has definitely launched a major assault against Fort Kindle with the impending release of its three new ereaders and new services; it will be interesting to see what response  Amazon has up their sleeves.

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