Sony Reader Adventure: A superstar team of BC editors takes on the challenge of exploring the world of eLiterature via the new Sony Reader. Our reviewers will read and review books using the Reader with an eye toward overall usability, capacity, design appeal, portability, flexibility, compatibility, and any other -abilities that strike their fancies. Let the adventure, brought to you by Sony, begin!

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• Sony Reader Adventure: Old Man's War by John Scalzi

  When you're the minority in the universe, fighting for territory and survival, you need soldiers with plenty of life experience.

  Review by Anna Creech — on Jan 02, 2010

• The Sony Reader Adventure: The Footprints of God by Greg Iles

  A great combination for a winter's day: the Sony Reader and a Greg Iles novel.

  Review by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 27, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Sealed With a Wish by Lora Leigh

  Versatility, compact size, and long battery life make the Sony Reader a must have.

  Review by Connie Phillips — on Dec 27, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Touch Edition Review (PRS-600)

  Good for text, but not recommended for illustrations.

  Review by Anna Creech — on Dec 27, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Blues & Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer by Robert Palmer and Anthony DeCurtis (Part One)

  A brilliant disguise...

  Review by Josh Hathaway — on Dec 27, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi

  Forget taking them to your leader — these aliens want you to take them to your publicity agent.

  Review by Anna Creech — on Dec 21, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Val McDermid's Carol Jordan/Tony Hill Mysteries

  If you've enjoyed the BBC Wire in the Blood series, you'll love the novels on the Sony eReader.

  Review by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 20, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Tall, Dark, and Fangsome by Michelle Rowan

  A whimsical voice weaves a great vampire story.

  Review by Connie Phillips — on Dec 20, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Enhancing Your Reader Experience with calibre

  Extend the capabilities of your Sony Reader with calibre, a free open-source application for managing ebook content.

  Opinion by Bryan McKay — on Dec 20, 2009

• Periodical Content Announced for Sony Reader Store

  In an effort to compete with the Kindle, Sony has announced the availability of several major newspapers and periodicals for their Sony Reader devices.

  News by Bryan McKay — on Dec 20, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis

  I don't need to see the movie to know the book is better.

  Review by Josh Hathaway — on Dec 16, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville

  A comparison of two side-by-side editions of the classic novel, one in traditional printed form and one digital ebook.

  Review by Bryan McKay — on Dec 14, 2009

• The Sony Reader Adventure: Leonard Maltin's 2010 Movie Guide

  Maltin's annual movie guide may be too big (literally) for the Reader Pocket Edition.

  Review by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 13, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Holiday With a Vampire by Caridad Pineiro and Maureen Child

  The Sony reader and Reader store, I was able to quickly satisfy a holiday urge.

  Review by Connie Phillips — on Dec 13, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: It's The Little Things

  The pageturning. The feel. This type of reading has way more steps than the old way.

  Review by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 13, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon

  A wonderful story and an enjoyable method to read it, what more could I ask for?

  Review by Connie Phillips — on Dec 07, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Stephen Fry in America

  Stephen Fry's love song to America provides a nice experience on Sony's pocket sized eBook reader

  Review by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 05, 2009

• Sony Reader Adventure: Diving Into the Deep End of the eBook Pool

  I'm not an ebook fangirl, but I'm warming up to them.

  Opinion by Anna Creech — on Dec 05, 2009

• Product Review: Sony Pocket eBook Reader

  Hundreds of books can now fit in your favorite reader's stocking...

  Review by Josh Hathaway — on Dec 01, 2009

• eBook Review: So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star: How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful Of Record Executives by Jacob Slichter

  A compelling inside look at the music business...

  Review by Josh Hathaway — on Nov 24, 2009