Sony Cuts Prices on E-Books and Unveils Readers - NYTimes.com
Sony Electronics plans to announce on Tuesday that it is lowering prices for new and bestselling books in its e-book store, to $9.99 from $11.99. Sony is also introducing two new electronic reading devices: the Reader Pocket Edition and Reader Touch Edition. They will sell for $199 and $299 respectively and will go on sale at the end of August.
AT&T to Power Plastic Logic E-Reader - Digits - WSJ
AT&T said Wednesday that it will provide the 3G data connectivity for Plastic Logic’s e-reader when the device becomes available next year.
Epaper Central Talks with E Ink’s VP Sriram K. Peruvemba - Epaper Central
E Ink is targeting the end of 2010 for commercial launch of our color displays. We will demonstrate color displays in the meanwhile at the SID (Society for Information Display) show in San Antonio, Texas from June 2-5.
Big-Screen e-Readers May Help Save Newspapers - NYTimes.com
But it is Amazon, maker of the Kindle, that appears to be first in line to try throwing an electronic life preserver to old-media companies. As early as this week, according to people briefed on the online retailer’s plans, Amazon will introduce a larger version of its Kindle wireless device tailored for displaying newspapers, magazines and perhaps textbooks. An Amazon spokesman would not comment, but some news organizations, including The New York Times, are expected to be involved in the introduction of the device, according to people briefed on the plans.
Fujitsu FLEPia released! - MobileRead Forums
Featuring an 8-inch XGA screen capable of displaying 260,000 colors, along with Bluetooth, WiFi and up to 4GB of storage via SD card, and measuring less than half an inch thick, FLEPia’s not just getting by on color alone. Fujitsu promises 40 hours of continuos use, and the unit can be operated by its touchscreen or the assortment of function buttons. … FLEPia ships on April 20th in Japan for 99,750 Yen (about $1,010 US).
В электронной переписке представитель компании ORSiO сообщил, что программисты компании планирует расширить ряд форматов, которые понимает производимый компанией букридер, за счет epub. Начинание можно только приветствовать — формат быстро наьирает популярность. Последняя версия ORSiO исполльзует тот же экран, что и Sony Reader, так что у ORSiO есть все шансы стать его достойным конкурентом — тем более, что все форматы этот букридер понимает без дополнительной конвертации.
Announcing the txtr reader : blog.txtr.com
* The latest 6-inch eInk display for maximum readability
* Advanced power management guaranteeing weeks of reading time
* Full connectivity including USB, Bluetooth, and true mobility with SIM-enabled UMTS/GPRS
* An user interface that will blow away everything you’ve seen on eInk so far
* Of course, tight integration with txtr.com
E-Reads: Digi-Newspaper Scoreboard: Kindle 28, Kindle Killer 800
It’s a good time to be alive if you’re a tree. Digitally delivered news is gaining momentum and as we turn the corner to 2009 it’s gotten a rocket boost from the Dutch firm iRex Technologies, which announced it has made a deal with NewspaperDirect to deliver 800 newspapers on iRex’s Digital Reader 1000.
iRex договорился с NewspaperDirect о том, что с 11 декабря 2008 года пользователям букридера iRex 1000 будет доступна подписка на 800 газет со всего мира в электронном формате для чтения на этом устройстве.
Business Technology : Turns Out Sony E-Book Readers Sell After All
Sony for the first time disclosed that it sold 300,000 units of its Reader Digital Book globally since the device launched in October 2006.
Via MobileRead.
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Sony представила электронную книгу нового поколения с поддержкой сенсорного управления