That was the prevailing reaction when Amazon last November announced the launch of Kindle, an electronic book reader the size of a paperback that can store more than 200 volumes.

Amazon去年十一月发布电子阅读器Kindle时就是这样，这个普通书大小的玩意可以存下200多本书。

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On August 25th Sony unveiled a new, expensive electronic-book reader for the American market that will compete with Amazon's offerings.

在8月25日，索尼在美国市场发布了一款新型的昂贵电子书阅读器，与亚马逊的产品抗衡。

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That's because, just two years after Amazon's Kindle kicked open the e-book category, consumers' attention span for yet another electronic reader launch looks to have waned.

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