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Sony Press Release:

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The Reader Digital Book by Sony provides a new way to experience reading. A perfect travel companion, the Reader holds up to 160 eBooks. It boasts an impressive 6-inch display utilizing breakthrough e InkR technology that’s almost paper-like, making it easy to read even in bright sunshine. In addition, the screen allows for high contrast and high resolution. With a compact and lightweight design you can take the Reader almost anywhere. And with plenty of internal memory and a slot for optional removable memory cards, you can take hundreds of titles, user-selected Web content or other supported documents for reading on the go. (CNW Group/Sony Canada)

The Reader Digital Book by Sony provides a new way to experience reading. A perfect travel companion, the Reader holds up to 160 eBooks. It boasts an impressive 6-inch display utilizing breakthrough e InkR technology that’s almost paper-like, making it easy to read even in bright sunshine. In addition, the screen allows for high contrast and high resolution. With a compact and lightweight design you can take the Reader almost anywhere. And with plenty of internal memory and a slot for optional removable memory cards, you can take hundreds of titles, user-selected Web content or other supported documents for reading on the go. (CNW Group/Sony Canada)

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President Bush wants to eliminate funding for the RIF program which distributes free books to children to encourage reading.

“Since its founding in 1966, RIF’s programs have played an important role in improving literacy in this country. The U.S. Department of Education has shown that the number of books in a child’s home is a significant predictor of academic achievement. In addition, RIF programs also support academic achievement by involving hundreds of thousands of volunteers and other caring adults in encouraging children to read for fun. We urge all Americans to contact their Congressional representatives and ask them to reinstate funding for this important program.”