Sony is going through some deep changes as a company right now. Sony has already announced a sell off of their Vaio PC business and we’ve also heard that they plan on scaling back their tv business as well. Sony seems like they are staying the course with mobile devices including tablets and smartphones as well as their popular PS4 gaming console.

Now, Sony has reported by way of it’s e-reader blog, that the company is shutting down their e-reader service in the United States and Canada. This comes on the heels of news from rival Microsoft that says they’re full speed ahead with developing an e-reader app, and perhaps an ebook store as well.

Sony has entered into an agreement with Toronto based Kobo to transition their e-reader customers accounts to that reading service. Kobo was the e-reader service that now defunct Border’s Books used for their e-readers in an attempt to rival the Barnes and Noble Nook and the Amazon Kindle. As a stand along e-reader service though, Kobo seems to be in a good position to absorb Sony’s customers.

Sony plans to shut down the e-reader service on March 20, 2014 at 6pm ET.

Sony detailed some of the instructions for e-reader customers:

“Customers don’t have to do anything right now, and will be able to re-download your previously purchased eBooks for a limited time. In late March, we will send an email to registered customers with a link that will allow customers to transfer existing libraries to Kobo. Whether new to Kobo or with an existing account an account, customers will be able to transfer your Reader Store eBooks to your Kobo account so you’ll continue to have access to them in the future. Plus, any existing Reader Store credits in accounts will transfer to a Kobo account to use at the Kobo Store. And of course, customers can continue to use their Sony Reader to read eBooks from Kobo.”

Sony says that through Kobo customers will be able to browse from over 4 million books, magazines, comic books and kids titles.

You can read the original announcement here.