Ebook Reader Devices

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E-book Reader Devices

• John Tillapaugh

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E-book readers

• Used to display e-books.
• Each reader displays a different format of an
  e-book.
• Several available, quite expensive

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E-book Readers/Devices

• Franklin eBookMan
• Sony E-book Reader
• iRex iLiad
• STAReBOOK
• HanLin
• Amazon Kindle
• Bookeen

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Franklin eBookMan

• Came out in 1999
• Standard PDA functions
• Plays audiobooks and other audio
• Touch screen
• RD stopped in 2002, but you can still buy them
  for 99.95.
• Open source, people still make programs for them.

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Franklin eBookMan
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Sony Reader

• 64MB ram
• Linux OS
• 6 inch e-ink display, 167 DPI with 4 levels of
  gray
• SD/MMC/Memory Stick slot
• Headphone jack, USB port
• It supports BBeB (its proprietary format), PDF,
  TXT, RTF, JPG, PNG, MP3, AAC.
• 349.99

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Sony Reader
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Sony Connect

• 10,000 ebooks, download and put onto the reader

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iRex iLiad

• From Rex Technologies
• Intel XScale 400Mhz CPU, 64MB RAM, 128 Flash
  Memory, Linux OS, 8.1 inch 1024x768 16 grayscale
  e-ink display, pen-abled touch screen, MMC and SD
  slot, 802.11g for service connection, audio
  headphone jack, USB port, and rechargeable
  battery.
• Supports PDF, HTML, XHTML, TXT, and MP3. Costs
  649, which equates to 844!

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iRex iLiad
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STAReBOOK

• From eREAD
• 512MB SC card included, 6-inch screen e-ink
  display.
• Faster page turning than the Sony and iLiad,
  headphone jack, and only supports STK and MP3
  formats.
• Costs 420 and comes from a new company eREAD.

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STAReBOOK
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HanLin

• From Jinke Technologies (Japan)
• Wolf Mini OS, 200 MHz Samsung ARM processor, 32MB
  SDRAM and 64MB NAND flash memory
• 800 by 600 6-inch display with another separate
  254 by 96 touch display with a touchable
  keyboard, SD slot, USB port, headphone jack, and
  MP3 player.
• Uses e-ink technology and supports PDF, HTML,
  DOC, TXT, and XLS.
• Costs 349.

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HanLin
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Amazon Kindle

• 600 x 800 6-inch 4-levels of gray e-ink display,
  256MB internal storage, SD slot, headphone jack,
  AC power and rechargeable battery, USB port,
  keyboard, and scroll wheel.
• Amazon has yet to release information about when
  it will be available and how much it will cost.
• Rumor cost less than 100?

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Amazon Kindle
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Bookeen

• French based company.
• 6-inch 800 by 600 LCD display which is touch
  sensitive and can be displayed portrait or
  landscape, Linux OS, Samsung Arm 9 200 MHz, 16MB
  RAM and 64MB Flash, USB port, headphone jack
• Supports XHTML, PDF, and MP3 formats

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Bookeen
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Possible e-book readers?

• iPhone
• PDA devices, Cell phones
• T-mobile Ameo

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Conclusion

• e-book reader market is still young.
• Fairly limited number of readers available to
  consumers.
• Most offer MP3 playback, trying to offer a
  multi-function device is important.
• Dont see it going anywhere due how expensive
  they are and their limited features.