Sony now offering a trade-in program for PRS-500 Reader users

Those who are still sporting the older PRS-500 ebook reader now have a few options to consider courtesy of Sony.

To begin with, Sony has offered a firmware update for the device. The update will give users ePub support and is available as for free. Of course the catch here is that you will need to send in your reader in order to get that update. And getting worse, that process could take up to 14 days.

But that aside, Sony is also offering a trade-in program for those looking to upgrade to a newer model. According to the details, with a PRS-500 Reader trade-in, Sony will give you $50 off of a Reader Pocket Edition or $75 off of a Reader Touch Edition.

Normally I would say that as long as your older model is working, it may be worth just holding onto, as opposed to spending the additional money. However in this case, it seems the ePub update is almost a necessity because Sony has announced plans to migrate to the ePub format before the end of the year. Which in other words, that will make your PRS-500 a little more outdated.

Basically, its either update or upgrade.

Read [Sony Style] Via [jkOnTheRun]