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eReader News – 7/7/2010 no comments
Lots of ereader news today, and not all of it good.
First of all, there are reports that Interead has gone into liquidation. Nothing seems to be confirmed yet. At the COOL-ER online store the ereaders are out of stock for every country I searched in.
Sad news, but I’m not surprised. The main thing Interead’s COOL-ER ereaders had going for them was their jelly bean colors. Before the agency pricing model took over the COOL-ER ebook store was much pricier than the competition as well, although the prices there seem more in line now.
At CES Interead announced new models that were supposed to be out about now with Wi-Fi and 3G.
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Amazon’s new Kindle DX graphite has started shipping and is shown as being in stock on the Amazon site. I ordered one a few days ago, but mine has not shipped yet – can’t wait!
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Hachette Book Group announced that bestselling author James Patterson has sold over one million ebooks – the first novelist to do so.
James Patterson said, “Things have really changed in the digital space. With more and more people reading on iPads, Kindles, and Nooks, taking time to create interesting, user-friendly, enhanced ebook editions is becoming more and more important. And if ebooks get people who might otherwise not be reading to pick up a book, then that makes me happy.”
James Patterson has to date sold more than 205 million copies of his books worldwide.
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Apple iSlate to Ship in March? Cool-er eReaders to get More Content, New Models Coming no comments
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) is reporting that Apple’s (iSlate?) Tablet will be announced later this month but won’t be shipping until March. This according to “people briefed by the company”. The article also says that Apple has been working on two different finish materials for the tablet.
Cool-er eReader Getting More Content
Interead, which makes the Cool-er ereaders, announced yesterday that with their partnership with OverDrive they now have more than 2 million titles available. This number also includes public domain books from Google. Through NewspapersDirect there are also more than 1,400 newspapers and magazines available for the Cool-er ereaders.
Ebooks at the Cooler ebook store are 20% off of the list price, which makes them more expensive than the Kindle Store or Barnes & Noble. For example, The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown is $23.96 at Coolerebooks.com vs $9.60 for the Kindle ereader version or from B&N’s ebook store. Interead does say that ebooks purchased from Coolerebooks.com can be shared with up to five other readers.
In a separate press release Interead also announced a new line of ereaders that will be presented at CES.
- The Cool-er Compact will have a 6-inch screen and an overall size of 6.7 x 4.6 x .41 inches and will be available Spring 2010.
- The Cool-er Connect ereader will add WiFi and a touch screen, and will also be available in the Spring.
- The third new ereader, the Cool-er 3G will add 3G connectivity (via AT&T?) and will be available in mid-2010.
It seems that the 3G enabled ereader will have at least some web browsing ability as well.
In case the current jelly bean colors are not enough for you, Cool-er ereaders will also be available in a couple of new flavors – Midnight Blue and Orange Crush.
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