Barnes & Noble's eReader Is A Kindle-iPhone Love Child

Category: Gadgets
Posted: October 14, 2009 05:44AM
Author: d3bruts1d

While the eReader market continues to grow, I have to admit I still don't see the appeal in the gadgets. For what they cost, the functions are highly limited especially when you consider other devices that can offer the same functionality and more at the same price. But that's all a discussion for the forums.

Next Tuesday Barnes & Noble is set to hold a major event, where the company is set to debut their own eReader. According to Gizmodo the B&N eReader will feature a black and white e-ink display, similar to that of the Amazon Kindle. Underneath the reader will be a color multi-touch display used for navigation, store purchases, and other controls. It shouldn't be any surprise that B&N's eReader will tie into B&N's store for ebooks, however the nice touch is that for books that B&N publishes, they will be available cheaper on the eReader than if you purchased the paper copy. According to Giz, the B&N device will also have some sort of tie in with Google Books.

More information should be available next week, until then check out Giz for some shots of the product. Expect the price to be comparable to the Kindle DX.

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