Sony does not have
a digital gifting option that allows you to pay and send the book to someones email address.
Not exact matches
ComiXology does make it pretty easy to give the
gift of comics; there's a little
gift icon right on the «Get
Digital Comic» button, and if you're buying on the web, you also have the
option to
gift your entire shopping cart.
Readers frequently purchase ebooks from Smashwords and Kobo for use on all kinds of ereader devices, and now that
digital signing
options are available, the demand for signed / autographed ebooks from Autography.com and other services will continue to increase... for personal purchases and for
gift purchases.
The
options for delivery of the
gifted digital book include immediate on the day you are buying it, or you can click the radio button for «Other Date» and choose when you want the book to go out.
You can shop the Sony Rewards Catalog which contains hundreds of
options, including movies, music, PlayStation games / music /
digital products,
gift cards and much more.
According to Microsoft, the
digital game
gifting option should be available to all users already.
Steam has offered
digital game
gifting for years, but Microsoft is the first console maker to give their customers the
option — Sony and Nintendo don't let you send
digital gifts.
In other news, BitPay recently announced that messaging app Vodi added bitcoin payment
options for
digital gift cards, phone minutes, and more.
Another
option for those who want to give
digital gifts is the WAX (Worldwide Asset eXchange) platform, which is expected to launch in Q4 2018.