Sony Reader Daily Edition: Available for pre-order

Back in late August we introduced you to the Sony Reader Daily Edition, at the time we suspected that the device will be available sometime in December for approximately $400.

As it turns out our predictions turned out to be correct as you can now pre-order the Sony Reader Daily Edition for $399.99, the device will ship December 18th through to January 8th.

Many believe that this device could be a real threat to the Kindle, not only due to pricing but also due to functionality, the Daily Edition is said to offer up to 2.5 weeks of battery life from a single charge and supports a wide range of file formats which include “PDF, Word, BBeB, ePub and other text formats”.

The device itself features a 7 inch monochrome e-ink display and also has integrated 3G connectivity, to get the most out of the battery life it is thought that the 3G connectivity will need to be turned off.

To find out more details check out SlashGear’s fully detailed article, this article also contains Sony’s official press release.

Will you buy the Sony Reader Daily Edition? If not, what would you buy instead? And why?