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This sign might be valid where the scanner has picked up a page number that in an e-Reader context might no longer be relevant.

"We're not focused on a dedicated e-reader or device of any kind, " said Tom Turvey, the company's director of strategic partnerships.

Plastic Logic, the maker of a forthcoming e-reader device, said it had struck distribution deals with several magazines and newspapers.

So what ends up in your e-Reader is good but not as good as it might be.

the playbook can surf the web, run email and also be used to run third party applications like games and an e-reader.

I never warmed up to the Amazon Kindle e-reader, but I'm a big fan of the Kindle mobile app.

E-reader manufacturers' focus on hardware design means their user interfaces often feel like an afterthought.

Like the Kindle, Amazon's e-reader, it could be used to sell digital issues of newspapers and magazines.

Most of China's e-reader makers have created their own e-book format in an attempt to block their competitors.

And such devices are hardly in the popular circles at school: 6% stated they plan to purchase an e-reader within the next six months.

The Kindle will probably break records this holiday season, and continue to do well for those only in the market for an affordable e-reader.

Let's take a look at five technologies that e-reader makers are betting on to keep their products relevant.

Ultimately, the fight for dominance in the e-reader market is likely to be fought among two giants: Apple and Amazon.

Its high-contrast, E-Ink screen claims to resist glare and provide a better reading interface than any other e-reader on the market.

With its Kindle, Amazon also makes the most popular dedicated hardware eBook reader, with Sony' s e Reader a distant second.

For a real-world example of the effect of lower search costs, think of today's e-reader price wars.

But the impulse to respond to and engage with a text will hardly be a casualty of the e-reader.

Global demand for e-reader devices is booming from San Francisco to Shanghai as bibliophiles around the world turn to digital books.

But e-reader enthusiasts say that dedicated digital reading devices will continue to thrive despite competition from Apple.

It's like a piece of thee, the e-reader just above the layer of cream, the real cake, or electronic publishing.

However, the feature can add a great deal of value to an e-reader.

However, it's worthwhile to consider the reliability of the wireless provider chained to your e-reader of choice.

Regardless of how fast people can read on an electronic device, the e-reader is becoming more popular every year.

In a quest for the right e-reader, the software for the device and the simplicity of buying a book play crucial roles.

If there's one thing that most e-reader enthusiasts want from the next generation of devices, it is color.

This can be seen with the company's price reduction of the Kindle e-reader over the last year.

the maker of the popular Kindle e-reader, is also expected to announce plans to release a tablet this fall, providing a challenge to Apple.

Amazon briefly stopped selling books from Macmillan in a dispute over pricing on Amazon's e-reader, the Kindle.

In particular, I have spent the past few weeks testing the best known of these iPad e-reader apps, comparing their strengths and weaknesses.

This dual screen e-reader fixes that problem, making the whole experience another step closer to reading a good old-fashioned paper book.

While Amazon is the leading e-reader maker, Apple and Google are competing on mobile platforms like smartphones and tablet devices.

The devices will compete against Barnes & Noble Inc. 's Nook, an e-reader that starts at $139 and has a $249 version with a color screen.

Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sony declined NPR's request for an interview about e-reader data.

Q: Can I transfer an e-book from one of the iPad e-reader apps you recently reviewed to another?

This could help explain why China is not on the list of 100 countries where Amazon plans to launch the Kindle, its e-reader, on Monday.

Pixel Qi expects to go into mass production with 10-inch displays by the end of 2009, targeting the netbook and e-reader markets.

But Amazon's Kindle e-reader, which can run for two weeks on a charge, surely has enough battery life.

It even act as a music player, video player, image player, and e-reader player.

For now, the e-reader and tablet markets are both growing, and Amazon and Apple are both reaping the benefits.

They are not much keener on the Kindle, an e-reader made by Amazon, which has driven down book prices and cannot carry advertising.

The new e-reader also allows people to lend ebooks for up to 14 days to friends.

Hours later, Amazon. com Inc. lowered the price of its Kindle e-reader to $189.

Is Dangdang working on an e-reader hardware device?

Collins and the Penguin Group's senior management, and e-reader, they prefer when compared to paper books.

Qualcomm is already shopping around its 5. 7-inch color display called Mirasol, which could debut in an e-reader by fall.

Within a few years, the most basic e-reader models will sell for considerably under $100, and they will become much easier to use.

Better contrast in e-reader screens is high on the wish list of consumers and device makers.

Take a Kindle or a Sony Reader to the park on a sunny weekend and you could have a daylong picnic with just the e-reader.

For instance, Amazon just released a Web version of its Kindle e-reader app called the Kindle Cloud Reader.

The other option would be to wait for Apple's iPad, which will work as an e-reader and have a better screen and elegant software.

A similar interface for an e-reader could change the game.

E-reader sales have been gathering momentum since Amazon launched the Kindle in 2007.

The moves aren't likely to end the gyrations in the nascent e-reader market.

A new "e-reader" device from Sony has a special screen that mimics the way light falls on a printed page.

That includes the nook, an e-reader which hit the market far sooner than the Kobo, though later than the Kindle.

For now, e-reader makers continue to make devices with black-and-white screens.

But if you own a smartphone, you may not realize that you already have an e-reader in your pocket.

Some might find the temptation of games and e-mail mixed into their e-reader too distracting. If this is the case, your choice is easier.

One Chinese company, Hanvon Technology Co. , said it will become the first e-reader maker to sell devices with E Ink's color displays.

The same goes for Plastic Logic, which has developed a high-end e-reader meant to replace paper.

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This handy E-Reader is completely free and installs quickly.

Its Kindle largely paved the way for the dedicated e-reader market.

The iPad 1 ($400) is too heavy and feels more like a dumbbell than an e-reader.

Nonetheless, if you're serious about books, you'll need an e-reader.

The e-reader interface has much room for improvement.

Reading the paper using Amazon's Kindle e-reader currently costs $20 per month.

Then on the order confirmation screen click on the Go to Kindle for PC button to pull up the E-reader.

This is a rerun of that same retrograde, so prepare accordingly. Stock your e-reader and have a Plan B.

For everybody else, such as infrequent readers and the young and cash-strapped, the mobile phone may become the preferred e-reader.

Also, the iPad, which I consider a very good e-reader, is backlit.

The Kindle is by far the most popular e-reader, but there are many others.

It launched its own e-reader software all of 12 years ago.

Jim Cathey of Qualcomm says e-reader screens based on mirasol will go into production in 2010.

DisplaySearch, the electronics research firm, forecasts that Chinese e-reader shipments will hit 800, 000 this year and jump to 3m in 2010.

It's also a very good e-reader, in my view.

On June 21st Barnes & Noble, a bookseller, dropped the price of its Nook e-reader to $199 in America.

"I'm going to buy as many books as I can on the e-reader, because they're less expensive, " Ms. Robinson said.

Amazon has been in a price war with another e-reader manufacturer, Barnes &Noble.

IRex, a European firm, launched an e-reader in America.

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