Borders.co.uk have announced the launch of their generic Borders.co.uk discount code: BORDERS1508 which will entitle customers to 15% off the RRP on titles not already discounted above 15%.

This means you can benefit from their special promotional discounts, plus receive 15% off 1000’s of items not already discounted!

Please click here to visit Borders. This code is valid until 27/09/08

Great news! You can now pre order the much anticipated Sony Reader for just £199 directly from the Sony Style website.

The new slim, portable and easy to use Reader eBook Reader holds up to 160 eBooks at one time and hundreds more with the optional memory stick ports. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever, and wherever you want. There are thousands of eBook titles available now at www.waterstones.co.uk, Reader also allows you to view other document formats such as Adobe® PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB® and Microsoft® Word. It has a long battery life that lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and it’s even easy to read in sunlight thanks to the amazing paper-like screen eInk® technology.

Features of the Sony Reader include:

• Holds approximately 160 electronic books (eBooks).
• Smaller than a typical paperback, 8mm thick and very light: it’s a stylish aluminium unit that fits in your coat pocket.
• Easy to read 6″ eInk® screen. High resolution and multi-shade grey scale give fine detail on text or black-and-white photos, illustrations etc.
• Unlike a PC ,screen has no backlightn and no flicker, thus giving the experience of reading a true paper page
• Easy to use menu and simple, intuitive controls.
• Add bookmarks, scroll smoothly down the page, read page-by-page or “fast forward” through the book
• Automatically find the page you were last reading.
• Call up your stored books quickly: by author, title or date.
• MemoryStick™ DUO and SD Card slots allow you to optionally increase capacity up to approximately 13000 titles!
• Very low power consumption: allows nearly 7500 page turns from a single battery charge.
• Can be fully charged in only 4 hours from a laptop or PC via supplied USB cable.
  2 hours charge time using optional UK/continental mains adaptor (ACS-5220E).
  Uses the EPUB standard: the most widely used eBook type. Can also read other common text documents.
• Can also display most common image and photo file types.NB images are black and white, not colour.
• Use with headphones to listen to music while you read (MP3 or AAC files). We recommend Sony MDR-NC22CX in-ear,noise cancelling headphones, but any Sony headphones are suitable.
• Supplied pre-loaded with sample eBooks and excerpts, plus (while stocks last) a disc containing 100 FREE complete and unabridged classic favourites.
• All necessary software (eBook Library) plus quick start instructions supplied. Full user guide is included on PDF.
• Comes with soft tan case. Other cases available as optional accessories.

Please click here to visit the Sony Style website and pre order your Reader today!

Play.com have just reduced hundreds of items to just a fiver! DVDs, CDs, gadgets, books and clothing items have all been reduced, please click here to see the reductions.

As with all Play.com special promotions, the items are on a first come, first served basis so be quick!