Tech and Web NEWS

Barnes & Noble Plans Its Own e-Book Reader, with its own Android-powered device

By Thomas Frommherz for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:October 11, 2009

Bookseller Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) appears to be readying its own e-reader, due to go on sale as early as next month.

According to with The Wall Street Journal, B&N could begin selling an ereader as early as next month in the US, and gadget-obsessed blog Gizmodo pegs the mystery machine as an Android device.

Apparently, the device will include a six-inch touchscreen from digital-paper maker E-Ink Corp., and this will offer up an iPhone-like virtual keyboard – something you won’t find on the Kindle.

The Journal also says that in the Kindle-like fashion, the B&N reader will include a wireless connection for downloading titles. Barnes & Noble unveiled its own online ebook store this summer.

Barnes & Noble’s e-reader will join a crowded market. Since Amazon’s launch of the Kindle in 2007, the e-reader market has exploded with new devices. In the past six months alone, companies such as Sony and iRex have announced newer models. E-book readers are expected to be a hot gadget this holiday season and electronics retailer Best Buy has said it will dedicate a section for these devices. A few weeks ago, Barnes & Noble said it will partner with iRex, a spin-off from Royal Phillips Electronics, to integrate the former’s e-book store into the latter’s e-readers.

Like this article! ‹ Telefónica to increase shareholder returns with higher dividends JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley to pay $100m Ponzi fine over the lawsuit filed by George Miller of American Financial Services Inc. ›
Share this Post: Get It Delivered To Your Inbox