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Monday, October 16, 2006
Will the eBook finally replace paper? - George Cole, Guardian News Service
Four major hurdles have restricted the electronic book market: construction, cost, content and culture. Why isn't there an iPod for electronic books (eBooks)? And where's the eBook equivalent of an iTunes store? Last month Sony launched two products in the US that it hopes will address both issues. The Sony Reader is a paperback-sized device with a 15cm screen that can store about 80 eBooks, or hundreds on a plug-in memory card. The $350 (GBP185) Reader is joined by a new online service, Connect, which offers more than 10,000 eBooks from publishers such as Simon & Schuster, Random House, Penguin, HarperCollins and Harlequin.
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