List of e-book readers
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An e-book device, sometimes also called an e-book reader, is a device used to display e-books. It may be a device specifically designed for that purpose, or one intended for other purposes as well. The term is restricted to hardware devices, not software programs.
Specialized devices have the advantage of doing one thing well. Specifically, they tend to have the right screen size, battery lifespan, lighting and weight. A disadvantage of such devices is that they are often expensive when compared to generic devices such as laptops and PDAs.
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[edit] E-paper based
Plastic Logic Reader (2009 estimate)[1] Readius by Polymer Vision (Autumn 2008) [2] Digital Reader 1000 by iRex (2008) [3] Astak Mentor (2008) [4] BeBook Reader by Endless Ideas (2008) [5] FLEPia by Fujitsu (2007) [6] GeR2 by Ganaxa (2007) [7] Kindle by Amazon (2007) Cybook Gen3 by Bookeen (2007) Hanlin eReader by Jinke (distributed as "Lbook" in Ukraine, Russia, Estonia and Kazakhstan) (2007) Sony Reader by Sony (2006) iLiad by iRex (2006) [8] Librié by Sony (2004)
[edit] LCD and other screen technologies
JetBook, 5 inch display, 7.5 ounces (212 grams), by Ectaco - 2008 Cybook Gen1 (2004), 10 inch color LCD tablet from Bookeen Ebookwise 1150 (2004), 5.5 inch LCD, a re-branded Gemstar GEB 1150. Hiebook (2001?), 5.6 inch LCD, 250 gram.
[edit] Discontinued
[9]Gemstar REB 1200 and GEB 2150 2001 - 2004 Gemstar REB 1100 [10] Rocket Ebook (1998-2001(?)) [11] Handera H330 Franklin eBookMan - 1999(?)-2002
[edit] Notes
^ DEMOfall 2008: Plastic Logic's Reader Is Thinner, Less Ugly Than Kindle, By Brian X. Chen, Wired, September 08, 2008 ^ Readius, website ^ [1], website ^ Astak, website ^ BeBook Reader, website ^ FLEPia, website ^ Ganaxa, website ^ [2], website ^ REB 1200 ^ REB 1100 ^ Rocket Ebook
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