Category: E-Books
Spring launch for ASUS Eee Reader
The ASUS Eee Reader is also set to feature Wi-Fi, 3G and WiMax connectivity, and (rumour has it) web-browsing and Skype-like functionality.
Amazon's Kindle software headed to Windows 7
The Kindle app will allow its users to port e-books from the e-reader to a laptop or PC, displaying them on a users monitor and allowing them to buy e-books directly from Amazon's Kindle store.
First dual-screen e-reader to go on sale in February
Making full use of the Android operating system, the enTourage eDGe will be planting its flag in dual-screen territory in the new-year.
Plastic Logic announce "premium" touchscreen e-reader
Been holding out on burning your books and going digital with an e-reader? It might be worth thinking about striking that match today as Plastic Logic announced plans to unveil its QUE proReader at CES in Las Vegas.
LG adds solar power to its ereaders
The panel – which is 0.7mm in thickness and weighs 20gm, has been designed to fit into LG's range of 6inch panel ereaders. Apparently four or five hours of sunlight will give the ereader enough power to keep the user reading for a whole day.
Amazon fudges UK Kindle ereader launch
From 19th October Brits will be able to buy it from Amazon's US Store and then import it to the UK. The downside of this is that any purchasers will have to pay import tax which should bump up the cost of the ereader to around £200.
Another inbound ereader – the IREX DR800SG 3G
The specs look pretty good with the IREX DR800SG sporting an 8.1inch screen, two Gigabytes of storage, memory card expansion and a stylus input. It is black and white at the moment thought the company says it will launch a colour version next year.
Big plans for next gen COOL-ER ereader
While the COOL-ER is light, skinny and easy to use and quite the equal of its small group of direct rivals, the ereader market is about to get a lot hotter.
Is this the ereader that takes electronic books mainstream? ASUS to debut feature-packed, yet budget model
The company which turned the notebook on its head now has plans to do the same for ereaders with a model that has dual screens. The idea being that you can read an ereader as you could a normal book and turn pages, or even better, use the second screen for web surfing or whatever else ASUS comes up with.
HMV snaps up 50% of online music retailer 7Digital
In some ways this should be no surprise as over the past couple of years 7Digital has been establishing itself as a solid alternative to the likes of iTunes and Amazon, especially by offering tracks as MP3s without any DRM. It has also struck innovative deals with companies like Last FM, Spotify and Songbird.
