Electronic books have become color
Jun/090
Company Fujitsu has overcome a serious barrier that separates this book from the e-reader – electronic devices for reading the texts. She introduced the world’s first reader FLEPia, supports the ability to view color images.
Screen e-book from Fujitsu is able to reproduce the 260 thousand colors and has an eight-inch diagonal.
Ultra-modern electronic book ORSiO b731
Jun/090
Electronic Book ORSiO b731 represents an entirely new, unique device, designed as a continuation line of electronic books brand ORSiO, started from b721 and b721+. Today b731 is a masthead book in this family. Gadget design, like the material of the device, remained on the same level. Smooth to the touch – non-slip plastic, and buttons with a stiff movement. Outwardly the novelty of the model emphasized only by change of the color from gray to blue. A much more serious changes have taken place under the envelope.
iRiver is producing electronic «reader» in Japan
Jun/090
Judging by the network’s news, the company iriver Japan is going to release in Japan, the electronic device for reading digital books. Brand-new product will not be able to surprise you with some unusual innovations. Some journalists are convinced that this is only slightly altered version of the model Netronix. The device reads the PDF and equipped with a simple joystick to control, connector for card SD and opportunity to play music. However we do not have specific expectations that the product will be released outside of Japan.
Amazon Kindle DX: digital books devoted fans!
Jun/090
Amazon.com’s press-service announced the release of a new electronic device for digital books reading, which became known as Kindle DX.
It should be noted that this device with the size of 264.2 x 182.9 x 9.7 mm and weigh 588 g is clear superior to previous products that are provided by the manufacturer. The product has a large black-and-white E-Ink display with a diagonal of 9.7 inches, resolution 1200 x 824 pixels and Auto-Rotation, equipped with a built-in tools for viewing PDF-files (using Adobe Reader Mobile Technology), has internal memory 3.3 GB for storing up to 3500 books, as well as EVDO-modem for wireless access to the service Amazon Whispernet.
Google to Begin Selling E-Books; Will Let Publishers Set Price
Jun/090
New York – Google (NASD: GOOG) plans to begin selling e-books through its search engine, The New York Times reported on Sunday, in a move that will give current e-book giant Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) competition in the nascent industry. The company has been in discussions with publishers on the plan, and is said to be open to allowing publishers to set their own prices; at Amazon.com’s e-book store, all titles sell for $9.99, and Amazon takes 70% of profits.