Tech Ticker » e-reader http://techtickerblog.com Fri, 25 May 2012 12:02:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Sharp unveils Android-based e-book readers in Japan http://techtickerblog.com/2010/09/27/sharp-unveils-android-based-e-book-readers-in-japan/ http://techtickerblog.com/2010/09/27/sharp-unveils-android-based-e-book-readers-in-japan/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:39:19 +0000 Kunal Gangar http://techtickerblog.com/?p=27893
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Sharp has announced a new cloud-based media service that is aimed specifically at the Japanese market. Dubbed as Galapagos (after the Galapagos Islands), the service claims to bring a new user experience to meet “each customer’s changing needs.” The first initiative is an e-book store that will start in December and provide users a fee-based Automatic Scheduled Delivery Service, apt for periodicals and newspapers.

To deliver the e-books, Sharp has also unveiled couple of Android-based devices that will go on sale along with the e-book store. While Sharp is mum on most of the device details, we do know that one will feature a 5.5-inch LCD screen (1024×600) while the other one will have a 10.8-inch display (1366×800) which is optimized for HD viewing.

Both the models support Sharp’s latest XMDF e-book format and have Wi-Fi, web browser, trackball (5.5-inch device only) and SNS support.

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Anticipating strong demand of e-book readers and e-books, Sony has announced to expand its e-readers availability in five new countries. They’ll soon announce their range of e-book readers in countries like Japan, China, Australia, Italy and Spain.

Like existing regions, the e-readers sold in the new markets will be integrated with Sony’s Reader Store that will allow users to buy from a wide range of books. Furthermore, Sony will enable consumers with localized content through its own or affiliated book stores.

Sony Reader range currently sells in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland.

Local pricing and availability will be revealed in coming weeks.

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Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has finally gone international and will be available in over 100 countries (including India) from October 19. The international version is priced at $279 and comes pre-loaded with an AT&T SIM so as to allow users download content via Whispersync. As for the features, the global version is the same as Kindle for US which includes a 6-inch e-ink display, capacity to hold around 1,500 books, Text-to-speech, dictionary and a battery life of up to 4-5 days.

Amazon also decided to reduce the price of Kindle that works only in US. It will now be sold for $259, $40 less than its previous price tag.

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