No, not the people that read e-books, I mean the crazy proliferation of e-book reader devices. If you're thinking there's nothing out there beside Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle, think again.
Plastic Logic just announced a new e-book reader that's as thin as a magazine and easy on the eyes at 8.5x11 inches. The product uses an electronic paper display, the same as found in the Kindle. It's a reflective rather than a backlit screen so it's easy to read even in broad daylight.
iRex Technologies also announced this week that they're releasing a new e-book with a 10.2 inch screen. iRex hopes to expand on the success of its iLiad e-book reader in Europe. These two e-books carry fairly hefty price tags and are aimed at business customers.
The rumormongers agree that Amazon will release Kindle 2.0 before the holidays this year. The word on the street is that it's cheaper, has a much bigger screen, and is "sexier" than the original.
Some glorious day e-books will be as ubiquitous at libraries as print editions, but not until the readers are simple to use and the download experience is effortless.
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Let's hope those business customers include libraries...unless they prefer to donate a couple of them for "testing purposes". [wink, wink]
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