Amazon Kindle and other Electronic ebook readers

The extremely popular electronic book reader from Amazon, the Kindle Ebook Reading Device, is no longer exclusive to U.S. customers. Jeff Bezos responsible of the popular digital library, has announced that as of October 19 Amazon Kindle will be sold in over 100 countries, including Spain. According to The New York Times the price will remaint $ 279, the same as in the United States.

Ebooks are gaining on popularity

When a book goes on sale in two formats, paper and digital, 48% of Amazon’s North American buyers opt for the digital version. “Kindle has grown very rapidly,” said Bezos.

With this release of Amazon Kindle to the international market , competing with other offers Kindle electronic book such as Sony Ebook Reader Touch Edition or iRex iLiad Ebook reader, will be at an international scale. China Mobile has also announced its intention to market various types of electronic book.

In the U.S., the Amazon Kindle costs $ 279, after Amazon cut its initial price of $ 359  spurred by competition. The Sony Ebook Reader Touch Edition costs $299.  The Kindle DX Ebook Reader which is the big screen version , for e-journals is only sold in the US and it costs $ 489.

The catalog of English books available for Kindle recently reached the 200,000 titles. According to Amazon, this catalog will be adapted in each country where they’ll sell Kindle.

Forrester estimates that this year Kindle sales will reach the three million mark of electronic books sold in the world, a figure higher than its initial forecasts of two million.

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Samsung has joined the family of the E-ink Ebook Readers with the future release of Samsung Papyrus.

This slightly bigger than the normal Amazon Kindle (it’s 5.8 inches by 8.3 inches while the entire Kindle 2 measures 5.3 inches by 8 inches with a 6-inch screen) is also bundled with a bunch of PDA-like applications such as a calculator, contacts and scheduler.

But the biggest surprise is that this device comes with a touchscreen and no keyboard at all, only a stylus to work your way through the different menus. This device will also come in several different trendy colors.

Samsung Papyrus Release Date

The Samsung Papyrus ebook reader device was introduced to the public in January during CES, but it’s now doing it’s round in the different fairs and events in Europe with more and more details leaking to the public.

Samsung is aming to do a release of the Papyrus Ebook Reader in Korea in June, to later release it in the UK and then un the USA and the rest of the world

Preorder Samsung Papyrus

Since this device hasn’t been officially announced with a proper release date, Amazon is still not allowing preorders of the Samsung Papyrus, but you can check their Ebook Reader devices page to see when the start allowing preorders.

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Samsung Papyrus first Images

Here is a gallery of the first images released of the Samsung Papyrus.

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A new version of the Amazon Kindle was announced recently, after the recent release of the popular ebook reader Amazon Kindle 2, a newer and improved version of the revolutionary Amazon Kindle. The Amazon Kindle DX is a bigger version of the Amazon Kindle 2, same features just more space to read.

Amazon Kindle DX features a screen 2,5 times the size of the it’s brother Amazon Kindle 2 and with it’s revolutionary E-Ink® electronic paper display and a resolution of 1200 x 824 pixel at 150 ppi and 16-level gray scale, this device won’t tire your eyes. It’s just like reading a paperback version of a book, though thinner and lighter.

Reading from Amazon Kindle DX means that you can flip through the pages of your book, have more than 3,500 at hand or read the latest newspapers and blogs in a just 18.9 ounces device that you can bring anywhere with you.

Buy Amazon Kindle DX HERE

Amazon Kindle DX Technical Details

Amazon Kindle DX Display: 9.7″ diagonal E-Ink® electronic paper display,

Resolution: 1200 x 824 pixel resolution at 150 ppi, 16-level gray scale.

Size : 10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″.

Kindle DX Weight: 18.9 ounces.

Device Battery Life: Up to 4 days with wireless on, up to two weeks when wireless is off.

Accessories Included: Power adapter, USB 2.0 cable, battery. Leather book cover sold separately

System requirements: This device doesn’t require a computer.

Audio: 3.5mm stereo audio jack, built-in stereo speakers.

Amazon Kindle DX Capacity Storage: 4GB internal (approximately 3.3GB available for user content).

Amazon Kindle DX Charge Time: Fully charges in 4 hours and supports charging from computer via USB 2.0 cable.

Amazon Kindle DX Connectivity: EVDO modem with fallback to 1xRTT; utilizes Amazon Whispernet to provide U.S wireless coverage via Sprint’s 3G high-speed data network (check wireless coverage). See Wireless Terms and Conditions.

USB Port: USB 2.0 (micro-USB connector) for connecting to any windows or mac powered computer

Content document Formats that Amazon Kindle 2 supports: Kindle (AZW), PDF, TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion.

Preorder Amazon Kindle DX HERE

These feaures make Amazon Kindle DX the best Ebook reader device on the market. Watch this Youtube video presentation of the New Amazon Kindle DX

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