Kindle 2.0 may be the top dog in the e-book market, but there are a few start-ups that are trying hard to come up with a true challenger to Amazon Kindle. Amazon may not exactly be looking forward to having a fierce challenger in this market, but when companies compete, consumers win. With that in mind, here are 4 e-book readers that I look forward to testing later this year / early next year.
1. Plastic Logic: Plastic Logic is a big touch screen reader that has created a lot of buzz on the web. It is expected to be released in 2010.
2. Txtr Reader: Txtr Reader is another capable e-book reader, and it comes with wireless capability as well. It has an API too.
3. Readius: Readius was expected to be released 2008, but it seems the manufacturer has had difficulties distributing the gadget due to the tough economic conditions in the U.S.
4. Boox: Boox by Onyx is another cool e-book reader that is worth a look. It comes with Wi-Fi capability and text-to-speech. It’d be interesting to see how these guys deal with the Authors Guild.
There will be more eBook readers on the way. Amazon has set the bar really high, which is forcing some of these companies to go out of their way to try and beat Amazon in its own game. Is a Kindle killer among these devices? That’s a whole other story.
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#1CameronApril 22, 2009, 8:05 am
I am most looking forward to Readius. The form factor and connectivity makes it a very compeling product.
I have found myself often reading my Kindle books on my iPod Touch due to the fact that i pretty much always have my iPod Touch with me. I personally find carrying around the kindle1 to be a bit of a hassle. I want my ebook reader to easily fit in my pocket.
Boox and Txtr don’t look like anything all that special to me.
Everyone has been pretty excited about Plastic Logic but i honestly just don’t see the appeal. I have always found the form factor to be odd. Even though it allows for easy adaptation of current magazines and newspapers to the device, I just can’t see myself carrying it around.
#2P. RadApril 23, 2009, 8:03 am
Readius seems interesting but I am not sure the company behind it is strong enough to sustain itself in the long run. That’s my only concern with some of these companies.
#3CaryMGJune 19, 2009, 10:38 am
All of these 2nd gen netbooks & ebooks all suddenly coming out at the same time.
That means that this si a hot product category.
That means that Apple’s working on it, too.
And it will blow all of them away.
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