E-readers on parade
Anyone thinking about buying an electronic reader (Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, etc ...) may want to hold off a little longer, as a pricing war is stirring.
Amazon, maker of the Kindle line of e-readers, on Thursday announced a new Wi-Fi-only model that will sell for $139. Amazon will also sell a combination 3G/Wi-Fi model for $189. The new Kindle is smaller than the current Kindle 2, but it's also faster and thinner and has a bigger memory, able to store 3,500 books. Sounds as if it may be in training for the Olympics sprinting team.
The model being shown in press clips has a dark gray body, but it will also be available in white. The devices will become available in late August, and the higher-priced model is available for preorders on the Amazon site.
See more about the new Kindle:
http://bit.ly/by9lhi
Visit the Amazon site, where the home page features the new Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/
Meanwhile, Copia this week announced it will sell six e-reader models, starting at $99. The company said it will launch the first "social reading" platform, incorporating social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook into the reading experience. The tagline on Copa site says the e-reader "holds 1,500 books and all of your friends."
The company will offer devices in various sizes and with additional features for $199 and $299. Copia has its own e-commerce bookstore featuring more than 400,000 titles in the standard e-pub format. The Amazon store has more than 650,000 titles in its proprietary format, which puts tighter controls on digital-rights management.
The Copia readers will be available sometime this year, but no date has been set for their launch.
To see the Copia in action, visit the site:
http://www.thecopia.com/
