E-Readers

The Boox supports PDF, ePub and many other text formats (and images), includes a Wacom digitizer and a fast processor. It has built-in WiFi and a Webkit browser. It also includes a basic text-to-speech function.

The Boox is available now for $349. More information can be found here.

The PocketBook 360 supports PDF and ePub books (and many more formats), and can also playback MP3 files. It includes a dictionary, note taking options, calendar, clock and several games. It runs Linux (on a 400Mhz Samsung processor) and weights just 150 grams.

The PocketBook 360 is available now for 240$.

The PocketBook 301 supports PDF and ePub books (and many more formats), and can also playback MP3 files. It includes a dictionary, note taking options, calendar, clock and several games. It runs Linux (on a 400Mhz Samsung processor) and weights just 174 grams.

Dulin PocketBook 301

The PocketBook 301 is available now for 275$.

The enTOurage eDGE is both an e-reader and a netbook in one. It has two displays, one is an ePaper and the other is an LCD. It has Wi-Fi and runs on Google's Android OS. It supports ePub and PDF file formats.

It will be released in February 2010, for 490$.

The "Nook" is Barnes & Noble's e-reader. The Nook runs on Google's Android platform, has 2GB of memory built in and a microSD card slot, and can play MP3 files, photos and more. It supports ePub, PDFs and more formats. There's free wireless in the US (via AT&T) and Wi-Fi, too.

The Nook is available from Barnes & Noble's site, for 259$. It will ship in November.

The txtr e-reader has a 6" display, and supports ePub files. It has a microSD slot (ships with a 8Gb card), and has USB, Wi-Fi and txtr Net wireless service (works in Germany only) - in which you pay 22$ a month.

It runs an ARM11 processor, and it will be an entirely open platform for developrs. Pre-orders start at December 1st for 477$. Via e-reader-info.

The BeBook mini is a small e-reader, with no wireless connections, just a USB port. It includes an MP3 player, too.

It is priced at 199$.