New eReaders Flooding the Market this Fall!

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Expect to have your choice of eReaders this fall, just in time for the Christmas shopping season! 

Here’s just a little of what’s coming soon:

Sony Reader

  • Sony is expected to introduce two new Sony Reader models in the near future.
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  • The Sony PRS-350, a 5″ device, will replace the Reader Pocket edition.
  • The Sony PRS-650, a 6″ device, will replace the Reader Touch edition

Copia

DMC Worldwide has announced that its $99 Copia e-reader will go on sale this fall.  The device features a color LCD display, 5″ screen, 2GB internal storage, and will integrate with social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and Goodreads, where you’ll be able to show off what you’re reading, and discuss your favorite books with your friends.

New Pocketbook eReaders

Pocketbook, an eReader manufacturer headquartered in Kiev, Ukraine and Overland Park, Kansas, will launch five new devices that will be available in the U.S. market in October (pricing will be announced September 3 at IFA in Berlin).  The units will be available online, and the company is working to distribute its products via Ingram Micro.  On-board bookstore access will be provided via Bookland.net.

  • The Pocketbooknew ereaders 602 Pro features a 6″ screen, WiFi & Bluetooth connectivity, 2 GB of storage, and is powered by Linux.
  • The Pocketbook 902 Pro features a 9.7″ screen, WiFi & Bluetooth connectivity, 2 GB of storage, and is powered by Linux.
  • The Pocketbook 603 Pro features a 6″ screen, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 3G connectivity, 2 GB of storage, is powered by Linux, and has an e-ink Pearl display, and touchscreen overlay (with a stylus).
  • The Pocketbook 903 Pro features a 9.7″ screen, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 3G connectivity, 2 GB of storage, is powered by Linux, and has an e-ink Pearl display, and touchscreen overlay (with a stylus).
  • Finally, the Pocketbook IQ model will be Android 2.0 based, feature a 7″ color TFT touchscreen, 2GB of internal storage, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

According to early reports, the Pocketbook IQ can be used as a multifunction device, for activities like e-mail. 

Literati

The Next Wave of E-Readers: Flood of New Models Coming SoonLiterati by The Sharper Image actually fits more into the tablet category, and features a 7″ full color LCD display, WiFi connectivity, and access to the Kobo bookstore.

The unit comes in black and white, sells for $159 and is due out in October.

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Google Enters the Tablet PC/eReader War!

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Coming on November 26, 2010 (Black Friday):  Google is releasing their own version of the tablet computer to compete directly with the Apple iPad!

Expected to be much more affordable than the iPad, Google’s tablet Flash-enabled, come Flash-enabled (yay!), with a multi-touch display, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, GPS and a built-in camera.

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Price Wars Coming?

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With the recent price drop for the nook and the Kindle, it’s now rumored that Kobo will be dropping its price to $99.00 in time for Christmas…could this be the year of the price wars for eReaders?

Read more on Price Wars Coming?…

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The New Pandigital Novel eReader

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Pandigital-Color-Novel-eReaderPandigital’s new Novel eReader, with color touchscreen, pre-loaded with Google’s Android OS, and integrated with Barnes & Noble’s eBookstore will begin selling next month for $199.99, and promises to push color eReaders more to the front for the coming holiday season! 

Here are the specs:
Dimensions: 5.2″ (W) x 7.2″ (H) x 0.5″ (D)
Weight:  11.8 ounces
7-inch device, 800 x 600 pixels
Support for touch input
2GB internal memory, with SD/SDHC slot for extra capacity
Mini-USB port
PDF and EPUB file format support
Built-in Wifi and web browser
Virtual Keyboard
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with 6 hour battery life

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Coming Soon: More Color eReaders

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The leading eReader display manufacturer, E-Ink, says it will be supplying color electrophoretic displays (EPD) to customers for release in the fourth quarter of this year.  Perhaps a color Kindle at Christmas????  E-Ink also expects, for 2011, that color devices will make up 10 percent of the eReader market.

There has been lots of rumors that manufacturers such as Fujitsu will introduce color eReaders before the end of the year, no delivery dates have been given.   Still, rumors persist that E-Ink will be shipping color devices this year to resellers.

E-Ink is currently shipping two EPDs, a capacitive touch display and an electromagnetic display, and is seeing gross profits as high as 30 percent on its products.  Given that, we could see lower eReader costs later this year, as well!

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How Long before Amazon is in COLOR?

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How long before we get a color Kindle?  Maybe not as long as you think.  Engaget is reporting that E Ink Holdings (formally PVI), the group responsible for the screens housed in Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s Readers, is offering samples of its new color panels to manufacturers.

The new screen are also capacitive, meaning touch-based interactions will be drastically improved.  While Amazon may initially choose to wait for a more established and tested technology to emerge before releasing a multicolored Kindle, China-based Hanvon has already taken the bait, promising to release color E Ink readers by the end of the year.

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New e-readers storm into ‘exploding’ market

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Amazon Kindle: a cheaper Wi-Fi version to ship this month.
Amazon Kindle: a cheaper Wi-Fi version to ship this month.  Online retailer Amazon has introduced a cut price Kindle into the sizzling e-reader space to help fend off new entrants now flocking into the market.

The e-book market has shifted dramatically since the Kindle first arrived here last year, with new devices being launched at almost every conceivable price point.

The cheaper Wi-Fi version of the Kindle, costing $US139 will officially go on sale on August 27, and is available to pre-order now though the Amazon online store… (read more) …

(For complete article, visit Digital Life)

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Another New eReader?

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Another new eReader?  This week, Copia, a subsidiary of DMC Worldwide, announced plans to introduce a five-inch color e-reader for just $99 this fall.

“The iPad disrupted pricing strategy for everyone in the e-reader market, and after the price wars with Barnes & Noble and Amazon, everyone’s trying to differentiate themselves from a price-point perspective,” Tony Antolino, senior vice president of DMC Worldwide, said in a statement. “We decided to do a revision of our hardware positioning.”

We’ll have more information on this eReader as soon as it is available!

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Free Kindle Games Released!

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Every WordAmazon has released the first two games for Kindle!  The games, Shuffled Row and Every Word, are available as a free download from Amazon.com.  Is this the beginning of more “apps” for Kindle?  We’re betting on it! 

With the recent price drop, the already excellent pricing at the Amazon Bookstore, and the fantastic upgrades to both Kindle and Kindle DX, the games make Kindle an even more attractive purchase.

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