Electronics giant Sony is continuing its assault on the Amazon Kindle, today announcing another new ebook reader: the Sony Reader Daily Edition. The Daily Edition directly addresses some of the points where Kindle fans could argue they had an advantage: the Daily Edition touts a slightly larger 7-inch E-Ink display that can handle 16 levels of greyscale, and the unit will sport an integrated 3G modem to provide free 3G wireless connectivity to the Sony eBook Store from AT&T. And, once partnerships are in place, the Daily Edition will be able to check out ebooks from libraries using their library cards—users just download ebooks and transfer them to the reader, and the books automatically expire when the lending period is over—no late fees.
