Top News - Phones, PCs put eBooks within easy reach

Top News - Phones, PCs put eBooks within easy reach: "Sony also has announced that its Readers will be able to load eBooks 'loaned' from local libraries. A library card will provide access to free books that expire after 21 days. The library connection 'would seem to be something Amazon would never embrace, so that could be a key differentiator,' said Richard Doherty, director of research firm The Envisioneering Group. The feature also could prove popular at colleges and universities."